The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an advisory opinion from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology regarding the primary site of the veteran's cancer, specifically whether it was kidney or lung cancer.
The deciding factor: The primary site of the veteran's cancer needs further medical evaluation and expert opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-small cell carcinoma of the lung, Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0730078
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lung cancer, which was a primary cause of his death in September 2016, is related to service. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the lung cancer was caused by exposure to hazardous chemicals and carcinogens during military service.
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