The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right eyebrow cysts and left shoulder scar are related to his service-connected conditions or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's skin lesions were not caused by Agent Orange exposure, but further examination is needed to determine if they are related to his service-connected blue nevus and lipoma.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple cysts or residuals of multiple cysts of the right eyebrow, left shoulder scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22057782
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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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