The Board remands the case for additional development, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's service-connected disabilities and his death.
The deciding factor: The claim was not fully developed as required by law, necessitating a remand to ensure compliance with the Board's previous instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- terminal 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 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0809907
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0809907.
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: Denied
The Veteran's liver disease, including cirrhosis of the liver, liver transplant, and terminal cancer, was not caused by VA treatment. The Board found that there is no evidence to support a finding that VA carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill contributed to the Veteran's condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if there is an etiological relationship between the Veteran's terminal cancer and his military service, including exposure to contaminated soil, water, and other toxins at Griffiss AFB.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appellant is seeking to establish service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which resulted from terminal cancer. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the primary source of the Veteran's cancer and a remand is necessary to obtain further clarification.
- 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.
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