The Board has ordered additional VA records to be obtained and a medical opinion regarding the classification of the veteran's cancer as a respiratory cancer. The case is being remanded for these actions.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the veteran's cancer can be classified as a respiratory cancer, which may affect his entitlement to service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the head and neck
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0602982
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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