The Board remands the issues of service connection for skin cancer, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and a lung disability due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the AOJ has not substantially complied with previous directives and the VA medical opinions are inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, ischemic heart disease (IHD), to include coronary artery disease (CAD), lung disability, to include pulmonary congestion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25008242
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.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development to verify the Veteran's claimed herbicide exposure while stationed in Korea from September 1967 to October 1968.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that it preexisted service and did not increase in disability. The claims for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and pes planus were remanded for further development.
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