The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete records and the need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of death. The case will be reconsidered after all necessary steps are taken.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the veteran's service connection claim should proceed further, including medical opinions on exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0424393
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam, including carcinoma and melanoma of the skin. The VA is instructed to obtain additional medical records and provide a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current skin conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the application to reopen the claim of service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and opinions regarding the etiology of his autoimmune deterioration, skin cancers, and facial surgery.
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