The Veteran's appeal for service connection for cancer of the lymph nodes and tonsils, including due to exposure to Agent Orange, is remanded. The appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent from October 25, 2007, to October 19, 2008, and in excess of 60 percent from October 20, 2008, to March 17, 2009, and from July 1, 2009, for arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension status post coronary artery by graft is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine the etiology of the Veteran's cancer of the lymph nodes and tonsils or whether it is related to service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the lymph nodes and tonsils
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18127972
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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).
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