The Board is remanding the case for further development to determine if the veteran's skin cancer and pancreatic cancer were related to his service, specifically exposure to extreme heat and sunlight in North Africa. The VA will also review the records from the Dallas VAMC regarding any treatment provided to the veteran in 1982.
The deciding factor: The Board is remanding the case for further development due to incomplete medical records and need for additional opinions on causation and etiology of the veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0311616
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pancreatic cancer as there was no evidence of a nexus between the in-service toxic exposure and the current condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin cancer and a disorder manifested by urinary frequency, finding no evidence of current disability or sufficient link to the Veteran's active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer, finding that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's condition was due to his in-service exposure to toxic and environmental hazards.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for skin cancer was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the claim for squamous cell carcinoma was granted.
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