The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a lack of VA opinion regarding carelessness, negligence, or fault on part of VA.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran suffered from additional disabilities proximately caused by VA's care, treatment, examination, or program.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of voice, numbness and pain of the right cheek
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23041571
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand requests for a VA examination by an oncologist. The Veteran was not provided proper notice and opportunity for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical records and provide a VA examination regarding his claimed disabilities.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for throat cancer and special monthly compensation for the loss of use of the ability to communicate. The claims are therefore dismissed.
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