The Board has ordered a remand to obtain records related to the Veteran's service at Udorn RTAFB and temporary assignments within the Republic of Vietnam, specifically regarding herbicide exposure. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to lung cancer, which she alleges was caused by herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA did not obtain all relevant records pertaining to the Veteran's possible herbicide exposure during his service at Udorn RTAFB and temporary assignments within the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- metastic non-small cell lung carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1529983
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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.
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