Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development to obtain an additional opinion addressing the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder, claimed as skin cancer.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate, and the parties instructed the Board to obtain an additional opinion regarding the etiology of any current skin disorder, including skin cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003169
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