The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's residuals of laryngeal carcinoma, and considering whether separate compensable ratings may be awarded for associated residuals.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional evidence and development to properly adjudicate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- laryngeal carcinoma, status post partial laryngectomy with dysphagia, torticollis of the neck from scar tissue and retraction status post radiation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2017
- Citation
- 1709213
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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 Board has determined that the Veteran's laryngeal carcinoma is related to his service at Camp Lejeune, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for laryngeal carcinoma has been withdrawn and dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for laryngeal carcinoma with hoarseness/dysphasia and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by hypoxic respiratory failure, which is related to his in-service asbestos exposure. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death.
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