The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for an expert medical opinion regarding the location of the primary site of the veteran's cancer and whether the base of the tongue or periepiglottic fold are part of the larynx.
The deciding factor: Further clarification is needed on the specific location of the cancer and its relation to the larynx for proper adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the base of the tongue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0501188
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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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