The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's tonsillar fossa and/or lateral oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer with metastases, including left parotid is related to service and to provide an opinion regarding the most likely date of onset.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the November 2006 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate for deciding the claim and ordered a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- tonsillar fossa, lateral oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer with metastases, left parotid
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0917596
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran seeks service connection for tonsillar fossa and/or lateral oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer with metastases, including left parotoid. The RO denied this claim as the condition is not a presumptive disease associated with herbicide exposure.
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