The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient explanation regarding whether the breast reduction surgery is caused by a service-connected disability. The Veteran's attorney argues that without her service-connected migraines and degenerative disc disease, she would not have needed the surgery.
The deciding factor: The Board found causation but did not adequately explain why the breast reduction surgery was not caused by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- breast reduction surgery
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22059359
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran's notice of disagreement was timely received via facsimile on June 24, 2014. The appeal is now remanded for further development regarding whether new and material evidence was obtained to reopen service connection claims for various conditions.
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