The Veteran's service connection claims for a heart condition, residuals of basal cell carcinoma, residuals of melanoma, and sterility are being remanded due to the need for new medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no significant evidence associating the Veteran's toxic exposures with his claimed conditions but did not provide a reasoned medical explanation.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition (claimed as coronary artery disease), residuals of basal cell carcinoma, residuals of melanoma, sterility
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24082701
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed sterility, specifically related to his service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder. The case will be returned for further development and consideration.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for sterility was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sterility, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder for another VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus II as new and relevant evidence had not been received since the prior final disallowance. The heart condition claim was remanded due to a duty to assist error.
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