The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the veteran served in Vietnam and whether his throat cancer is related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to verify service in Vietnam and to determine the location of the veteran's cancer, as well as its relation to service.
- Claimed conditions
- throat cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0100150
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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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