The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran was exposed to environmental and chemical hazards while stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama. If exposure is found, a medical opinion will be obtained to assess whether such exposure caused his lung cancer.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to determine if the Veteran was exposed to radiation, PCBs, or other chemicals during service at Fort McClellan and then evaluate if this exposure contributed to his lung cancer diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypoxia, large cell lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1730538
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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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