The Board is requesting additional medical records and development to determine if the veteran's death was caused by Agent Orange exposure or otherwise related to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to review the veteran's claims file, including any outstanding medical records, to determine if there is a link between the veteran's cancer of the tonsil and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cancer of the tonsil
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0120630
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0120630.
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.
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