The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to service connection and educational benefits, including a potential need to verify herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded to verify the veteran's exposure to herbicides as part of the VCAA requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- retroperitoneal sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0711618
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, retroperitoneal sarcoma, is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicides during his service in Thailand. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The cause of death was listed as retroperitoneal sarcoma, which is not shown to be related to military service or a service-connected disability.
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