Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for soft tissue sarcoma (diagnosed as lipoma) to ensure a new TERA Memorandum is completed and an adequate VA opinion is obtained regarding direct service connection, secondary service connection due to lung cancer, and aggravation by lung cancer.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for additional development of evidence, including a more detailed toxic exposure risk activity memorandum and a new medical opinion addressing direct service connection, secondary service connection, and aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- soft tissue sarcoma (diagnosed as lipoma)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25013954
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