The Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, which he contends is related to exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam, has been remanded due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records. The case will be reviewed again after additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's cancer was likely related to his service or any in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma (cancer) of the tongue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1026057
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma (cancer) of the tongue with metastasis to the neck, a left shoulder disability as secondary to cancer of the tongue and neck, loss of sense of taste as secondary to cancer of the tongue and neck, numbness to left side of face, neck, and chest as secondary to cancer of the tongue and neck, and PTSD as secondary to cancer of the tongue and neck.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, presumed to be due to exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service, is being remanded for further development and an opinion from a VA oncologist regarding the etiology of the cancer.
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