The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including providing a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected herbicide exposure contributed to his death from cancer of the Hypopharynx.
The deciding factor: The claim requires clarification on whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service-connected conditions and specifically if it was due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypopharynx cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0939421
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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