The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VCAA notice and confirmation of Vietnam service. The veteran's prostate carcinoma claim is related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The RO needs to confirm whether the veteran served in Vietnam during his January 1967 visitation and provide appropriate notification regarding reopening of his hepatitis A claim and service connection for prostate carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hepatitis A, prostate carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0632716
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, which is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Okinawa, Japan.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide if the Veteran's cardiac issues are related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and needs further examination to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to her service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prostate carcinoma, peripheral neuropathy, and a heart disorder including ischemic heart disease has been dismissed as the Veteran opted into the modernized appeals system.
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