The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of neurofibromatosis or jaw cancer, and therefore cannot establish service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied as there is no evidence of current diagnoses of neurofibromatosis or jaw cancer in his medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- neurofibromatosis, jaw cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1539026
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's oral cancer, which caused his death, is being remanded for a VA opinion to determine its relationship to service exposure at Camp Lejeune and/or herbicide exposure from Vietnam. Additionally, the bilateral lower extremity disorders are also being remanded for a VA opinion on their relation to diabetes mellitus.
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