The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination by an oncologist to determine the onset and etiology of the veteran's odontogenic carcinoma.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to address the questions posed in the November 2001 remand order regarding the relationship between the veteran's smoking and his odontogenic carcinoma, as well as whether nicotine dependence began in service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of clear cell odontogenic carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0806153
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for nicotine dependence and post-operative residuals of clear cell odontogenic carcinoma, claimed as secondary to tobacco dependence incurred in service, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for nicotine dependence and post-operative residuals of clear cell odontogenic carcinoma, with the latter being claimed as secondary to tobacco dependence incurred in service. The appeal is remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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