Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of melanoma, citing inadequate examination and need for further evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found the initial VA examination inadequate because it did not consider all potential exposures and lacked a specific rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- melanoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004640
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