The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for basal cell carcinoma to obtain private treatment records.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist existed to obtain identified private treatment records, and efforts were not made to obtain these records following submission of the general release form.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25055763
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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