The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of right parotidectomy for a new VA examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to determine which residuals the Veteran experiences and to obtain a new opinion as to whether the Veteran's residuals are due to fault on the part of VA or an event not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right parotidectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24032477
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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