The Board finds that the veteran's claim for service connection for neck cancer is well grounded, meaning plausible, as there is medical evidence of a current disability and presumed service incurrence due to exposure to Agent Orange. The case is remanded for further examination and review.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner will determine if the veteran's neck cancer can be considered a respiratory cancer (lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea).
- Claimed conditions
- neck cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0024105
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for further development to verify the Veteran's exposure to burn pits, particularly in Southwest Asia after August 2, 1990.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for neck cancer, infertility, and a respiratory condition but granted service connection for chronic sinusitis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for vocal cord cancer, dementia, neck cancer, and COPD were dismissed as untimely.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for neck cancer for accrued benefits purposes under the PACT Act due to presumed exposure to toxins while serving in Kuwait.
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