The veteran's appeal is about service connection for residuals of surgery for larynx cancer, claimed as secondary to his service-connected suppurative otitis media. The issue of an increased rating for the right ear has already been addressed and denied.
The deciding factor: The claimant failed to express disagreement with the denial of service connection for residuals of surgery for larynx cancer within one year of receiving the June 2007 rating decision, as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- suppurative otitis media, larynx cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0809052
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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: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for larynx cancer, finding that there is at least an even balance of evidence to support a link between the condition and toxic exposures in service. The decision resolves any doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection and increased rating for larynx cancer was dismissed due to untimeliness.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded additional issues related to oral cancer and larynx cancer.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for esophageal cancer, benign prostate hypertrophy, and erectile dysfunction secondary to the now service-connected benign prostate hypertrophy. The claims for larynx cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, diabetes, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a stomach disorder were denied.
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