The Veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental opinion regarding whether his left vocal cord damage and speech difficulties were reasonably foreseeable complications of the VA lung cancer surgery, including consideration of informed consent.
The deciding factor: The claim requires an evaluation of whether the Veteran's additional disability was a reasonably foreseeable complication of the VA treatment, specifically the lung cancer surgery and subsequent prosthesis surgery. The current opinion is inadequate as it does not address these issues adequately.
- Claimed conditions
- speech difficulties, vocal cord damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1104917
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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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