Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA opinion by an oncologist to address whether the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is at least as likely as not proximately due to service-connected diabetes or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected diabetes disability.
The deciding factor: The remand was warranted because the previous VA examination was not conducted by an oncologist and did not adequately address the medical literature submitted in support of the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the alveolar ridge
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25014711
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