The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's hearing loss disability is related to service, including noise exposure while working as a boiler tech. The VA must also examine the Veteran to determine the etiology of his malignant melanoma and whether any scars are related to residuals of lipomas or malignant melanoma.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to make a decision on these claims without further examination and development, specifically regarding the relationship between service and hearing loss and the etiology of malignant melanoma.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22047801
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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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