The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the veteran's fatal cancer was a respiratory cancer, and requests further clarification from the appellant.
The deciding factor: Further medical clarification is needed to determine if the veteran's fatal cancer qualifies as a 'respiratory cancer' (lung, bronchus, larynx, or trachea).
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the throat
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0427646
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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