The Veteran seeks service connection for laryngeal and tracheal cancers, which are considered to be respiratory cancers entitled to presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents. The appeal is remanded as development of medical records and clarification regarding the diagnoses of these claimed diseases is necessary.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires clarification regarding whether he actually has diagnoses of laryngeal or tracheal cancer, which are considered presumptive service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents. The appeal is remanded for this purpose.
- Claimed conditions
- Laryngeal cancer, Tracheal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2018
- Citation
- 1807579
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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: Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claim for service connection for laryngeal cancer.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to tracheal cancer and multiple myeloma, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents at Luke AFB or any other basis for establishing service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The DIC claim is denied as the Veteran was not rated continuously totally disabled for a period of at least 10 years. The cause of death claim is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes issues related to the propriety of reducing his disability rating for laryngeal cancer and whether he should be granted a TDIU. These matters are being remanded due to potential impact on other decisions.
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