The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional evidence, including service medical records from the veteran's second period of service and an examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed cancer.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded because the RO needs to obtain missing service medical records and conduct further examinations to address the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the tongue, oral cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0116701
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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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