The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's carcinoid tumor of the small bowel is related to his in-service herbicide exposure and whether it was aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The previous opinion did not address the relationship between the Veteran's carcinoid tumor and herbicide exposure, nor did it consider the similarity between carcinoid tumors and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which are presumptively related to herbicide exposure. The examiner was also asked to provide an opinion on whether the service-connected prostate cancer aggravated the carcinoid tumor.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoid tumor of the small bowel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18136437
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a carcinoid tumor of the small bowel with metastasis to the liver and lung, finding that there was no persuasive medical evidence linking his condition to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for carcinoid tumor of the small bowel, finding that it is not related to presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents and is not caused or aggravated by service-connected prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for carcinoid tumor of the small bowel due to exposure to herbicide agents and/or as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer, requesting an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for carcinoid tumor of the small bowel, finding no causal relationship to in-service herbicide exposure or service-connected prostate cancer.
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