The Board previously denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The case is being remanded due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the potential link between Agent Orange exposure and the veteran's terminal cancer.
The deciding factor: The Court instructed the Board to obtain a compliant medical opinion addressing whether the veteran's terminal illness was caused by Agent Orange exposure, as it could not be definitively answered based on existing information.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic insulinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0824883
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for metastatic insulinoma, finding that the Veteran's current condition is a direct result of his soldering work while in the military during active duty.
- Granted
The Board found that the service member's death was caused by metastatic insulinoma, which may have been related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service. The claim for cause of death is granted, and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is established.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The Board found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's metastatic insulinoma to his military service, exposure to herbicides, or any other condition. As a result, the cause of death was not deemed service-connected.
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