The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the cause of the veteran's death and any relationship between his cancer and exposure to herbicide agents. The appellant must provide medical records from providers who treated the veteran for his cancer, including Dr. Toller and Dr. Kittrell.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to ascertain the nature and etiology of the veteran's cancer, including any relationship to exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma pharynx
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0414164
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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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