The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further examination is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including his shortened right leg and bone cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- shortened right leg, bone cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22034705
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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