The Board remands the issue of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for loss of eating resulting from an April 2015 surgery due to incomplete records and a need for additional medical opinion.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain informed consent forms and an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's claim regarding delays in care.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of eating resulting from an April 2015 surgery of removal of tumor
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25025745
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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