The Board has remanded the claim for service connection based on radiation exposure, and is considering a reopened claim for service connection due to Agent Orange exposure. The cause of death from gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma cannot be attributed to either exposure.
The deciding factor: The terminal condition was not related to military service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0829331
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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 Veteran's gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma and associated anterior and posterior trunk scars are granted service connection due to in-service herbicide exposure.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma, metastasized liver cancer, and upper and lower extremity neuropathy are all granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.,The cause of death is also granted, attributing it to the Veteran's metastatic gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma, metastasized liver cancer, and upper and lower extremity neuropathy are all granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.,The cause of death is also granted, attributing it to the Veteran's metastatic gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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