Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for melanoma on back to correct a duty to assist error and obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to correct a duty to assist error and obtain additional evidence from a private dermatologist.
- Claimed conditions
- melanoma on back
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017104
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