The Board found that the Veteran's salivary gland cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred due to inservice exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's salivary gland cancer is not related to his inservice exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- salivary gland cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1215686
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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