The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete records and the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between service, smoking, and squamous cell carcinoma of the trigone and palate.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as there are incomplete records and a VA medical opinion is needed to address the relationship between service, smoking, and squamous cell carcinoma of the trigone and palate.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the trigone and palate, nicotine dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0600215
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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