The veteran died of cancer, and the VA is remanding the case to determine if his asbestos exposure contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to review the medical records to determine if there was a relationship between asbestos exposure and the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0320057
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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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