The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is attributable to exposure to Agent Orange in service and whether he has soft-tissue sarcoma specifically malignant granular cell tumors of the hands and fingers.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cancer diagnoses, including a determination on herbicide exposure and a VA examination for soft-tissue sarcoma.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the hands and fingers, multiple amputations
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0928457
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the hands and fingers was not incurred in or aggravated by service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a supplemental opinion from the VA examiner who conducted the November 2009 examination.
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