The Board has determined that there is no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for tongue cancer, including as secondary to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted medical evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim or raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- tongue cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0933552
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims of service connection for a skin disability, throat cancer, tongue cancer, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no valid claim or appeal pending at the time of the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for tongue cancer has been withdrawn and dismissed by the Veteran.
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