The veteran seeks service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, which he contends to be related to his exposure to herbicides during his period of service in Vietnam. The RO should assist the veteran in obtaining an examination report from March 2002 and associate it with the claims file.
The deciding factor: The claim is remanded for further development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0335966
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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.
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