The Board has found that service connection for basal cell carcinoma is denied due to lack of a link between the condition and in-service herbicide exposure. Service connection for hypertension, which may be linked to presumed Agent Orange exposure, is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion did not address the NASEM report on the association between hypertension and Agent Orange exposure as instructed by the Board's prior remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22058500
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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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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