The veteran is seeking SMC for loss of use of a hand. The claims for service connection for lung cancer and loss of teeth due to radiation exposure are being remanded.,The claim for service connection for lung cancer has been deferred pending regulatory changes. The claim for service connection for loss of teeth on the basis of direct incurrence is also being remanded.,The claim for service connection for loss of teeth on the basis of radiation exposure is being remanded.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence must be submitted to reopen claims for service connection for lung cancer and loss of teeth due to radiation exposure.,The claim for service connection for lung cancer has been deferred pending regulatory changes. The claim for service connection for loss of teeth on the basis of direct incurrence is also being remanded.,The claim for service connection for loss of teeth on the basis of radiation exposure is being remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of hand, lung cancer, loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0015269
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation of his service-connected chronic fatigue and weakness due to chemotherapy and radiation treatment for lung cancer is granted, with an evaluation of 60 percent.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of lung cancer from May 1, 2005 is denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for compensation under 38 USC § 1151 for loss of teeth, and the appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for further evaluation of the Veteran's lung cancer and its relationship to service, including any in-service granuloma.
- Dismissed
The Board has vacated its decisions granting service connection for lung cancer and remanding issues of tinnitus and TDIU, but the Veteran's death means these appeals are dismissed.
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