The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma, lung tumors, pancreatic cancer (as due to herbicide exposure and service-connected disability), or lymph node tumors. Therefore, his claims for these conditions are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of record diagnosing the Veteran with any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- soft tissue sarcoma, lung tumors, pancreatic tumors/carcinoma, lymph node tumors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1402451
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, soft tissue sarcoma, and hypertension. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is presumed due to his service in Thailand with the 18 Organizational Maintenance Squadron (PACAF).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma, but denied service connection for soft tissue sarcoma. The case is remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's basal cell carcinoma.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of all claims by the Veteran through his authorized representative.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung tumors and asbestosis, but has remanded his claim for an acquired respiratory disability due to asbestos exposure.
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