The Board found that the severance of special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss was proper, and remanded several issues related to service connection for bilateral mastectomy with lymph node removal and postoperative residuals of gynecomastia.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence demonstrated clear and unmistakable error in the prior grant of special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss due to the Veteran not meeting the criteria under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k).
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of bilateral gynecomastia (painful/unstable), Postoperative residuals of bilateral mastectomy with lymph node removal, Chronic chest pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24064898
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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