The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of service and obtaining VA and SSA records. If Vietnam service is verified, a VA oncological examination will be arranged to determine if the veteran's adenocarcinoma of the cecum is related to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed before a decision can be made on the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the cecum
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0605979
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cause of death and DIC benefits due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ is instructed to develop the Veteran's potential exposures in service, including exposure to asbestos, jet fuel, herbicide agents, and possible radiation-risk activities. Medical opinions are needed regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his active service or service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to herbicide exposure, finding that none of the conditions listed on his death certificate were incurred in or related to his active military service.,The Board also denied the appellant's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for her husband's death, concluding that there was no evidence of VA negligence or fault in causing the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his cancer to military service or any incident therein.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the cecum, finding that it was not incurred in active service and is not related to a service-connected disability.
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