Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for skin cancer and residuals of skin cancer of the head, neck, and right upper extremity to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and determine whether the Veteran's cancer is related to toxic exposures during his service.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to secure an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's skin cancers, including their relationship to in-service toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs).
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, residuals of skin cancer of the head, neck, and right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019176
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