The Board has remanded three issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including a right armpit tumor, thyroid disability, and colon disability. The Veteran contends that these conditions are related to ionizing radiation exposure during his military service in Greenland.
The deciding factor: The appeal is based on the reopening of claims due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right armpit tumor, thyroid disability, colon disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18102406
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide proper notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing before the AOJ, as required by regulatory and statutory duties.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the case to obtain VA examinations and opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to be related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, but the issue of service connection for a colon disability remains pending and requires further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid disability, including hypothyroidism and goiter, finding that it is related to herbicide exposure during active duty in Vietnam.
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