The Board remands the claims for service connection for right bicep skin cancer and skin cancer of the head to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions, specifically addressing the Veteran's missed examination and ensuring proper notification.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded due to a failure to comply with previous remand instructions regarding the Veteran's missed examination and lack of proper notification.
- Claimed conditions
- right bicep skin cancer, skin cancer of the head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22000957
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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