The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions are inadequate for the issues of service connection for scars, muscle disability, seventh facial nerve disability, left eye disability, residuals of a radial necrectomy, left jugular vein removal, and parotid gland removal, all secondary to skin cancer. These claims must be remanded again due to non-compliance with previous instructions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a rationale for the opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diagnosed skin cancers were incurred in or caused by his service, including in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, scars, muscle disability, seventh facial nerve disability, left eye disability, residuals of a radial necrectomy, left jugular vein removal, parotid gland removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22039129
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for skin cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence does not support a causal relationship to active military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of April 14, 1972 for the award of service connection for scars and denied a compensable disability rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation and service connection was denied due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including failing to obtain SSA records and VA medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left eye disability is secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
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