The Board has remanded the cases due to a lack of VA examinations and requests for additional private treatment records. The Veteran's service-connected brain metastasis and lung cancer have had their disability ratings reduced, but the Board is seeking further evidence or opinions before making a final determination.
The deciding factor: The reduction in disability ratings was not supported by adequate medical evidence and requires further examination to determine appropriateness.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma with brain metastasis, non-small cell lung carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22060992
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking the lung cancer to military service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the adequacy of the VA examiner's opinion on the cause of the Veteran's non-small cell lung carcinoma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and for further development, including obtaining relevant non-VA treatment records from Siteman Cancer Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and his malignant tumors were not shown as chronic in service or related to an in-service injury. The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death.
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