The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the cause of the Veteran's death and whether any service-connected conditions contributed to his death. The claims file will be forwarded to a VA physician for review.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence, including terminal treatment records from University of Alabama Birmingham Medical West, is necessary to properly assess the cause of the Veteran's death and determine if any service-connected conditions contributed to it.
- Claimed conditions
- right varicocele with thickening of the epididymis and spermatic cord with left varicocelectomy, left vocal cord squamous cell carcinoma, colonic adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1524242
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for colonic adenocarcinoma, including as due to hazardous exposures in service, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure and insufficient medical opinion supporting a link between the cancer and service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left vocal cord disability was granted a rating of 60 percent from April 12, 2018 to March 21, 2021.,The Veteran's TDIU claim prior to December 30, 2020 was granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for left vocal cord squamous cell carcinoma and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The Board denied DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 and the cause of death claim.
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