Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for pre-cancerous melanoma, right eye and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle pain and instability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to outstanding private medical records, unclear dates of ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA, and the need for addendum opinions regarding service connection theories.
- Claimed conditions
- pre-cancerous melanoma, right eye, bilateral hearing loss, left ankle pain and instability, acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103654
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