Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a VA medical addendum addressing the accuracy of the findings and conclusions concerning the Veteran's purported remission, as reported in May 2019 following the April 2019 examination.
The deciding factor: The RO did not comply with the predecisional duty to assist the Veteran with regard to ascertaining the degree of his current residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatectomy (liver cancer)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019624
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