The Veteran is seeking service connection for stomach cancer, which he believes was caused by exposure to herbicides during his military service. The case has been remanded due to the need for a supplemental medical opinion regarding all potential causes of the condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on all possible exposures that could have led to the Veteran's stomach cancer, including aircraft fuel and other defoliants.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the stomach
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2013
- Citation
- 1301076
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's death is due to his service-connected coronary artery disease, which is presumed related to herbicide exposure during temporary duty trips to Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence, including medical records that did not provide a nexus between the Veteran's presumed exposure to Agent Orange and his death.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by VA negligence and denied both service connection for cause of death and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for carcinoma of the stomach was denied as there were no in-service manifestations or chronic symptoms post-service, and the condition is not presumed to be related to herbicide exposure.
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