The Board is remanding the case for additional development to ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and other relevant regulations.
The deciding factor: The VA has not completed all necessary development as required by the VCAA, including obtaining medical opinions and ensuring that all pertinent records are associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Oropharyngeal cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0602048
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for the AOJ to issue a statement of the case addressing the claim for a higher initial rating and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development regarding the cause of death and service connection claims. The Veteran's COPD and oropharyngeal cancer are not presumed diseases related to herbicide agent exposure, but may still be service-connected on a direct basis.
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