The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of consideration of relevant STRs and a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right flank lipoma is related to service.
The deciding factor: The clinician needs to consider the July 1986 STR for a lump on the right lower rib cage, assessed as lipoma, and the September 1988 STR which noted flank pain in order to determine if the Veteran's current right flank lipoma is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right flank lipoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22066877
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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.
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