The Veteran's oral cavity cancer and its residuals are being remanded for a VA examination to determine if they are related to his service, specifically his presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded because the evidence does not conclusively establish whether the Veteran's oral cavity cancer is related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Oral cavity cancer, Residuals thereof
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18105177
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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
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