The Veteran claims service connection for postoperative prostate cancer, which he alleges is related to herbicide exposure during his time aboard the USS Constellation. The case must be remanded to verify the Veteran's claimed TAD at Da Nang Air Base and to conduct further research by the Marine Corps University Archive.
The deciding factor: The claim requires verification of the Veteran's alleged temporary active duty assignment at Da Nang Air Base for aircraft repair, which is necessary to establish herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0929406
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of postoperative prostate cancer, PTSD, diabetes, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss are reasonably shown to be of such nature and severity as to prevent him from maintaining substantially gainful employment. Therefore, a TDIU rating is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing due to his failure to appear at an earlier scheduled hearing. The issues of service connection and increased rating are pending.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 60 percent for postoperative prostate cancer and found that his entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(s) was properly terminated.
- Granted
The VA has granted service connection for postoperative prostate cancer but assigned a noncompensable evaluation. The veteran is seeking an initial compensable evaluation.
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