The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tongue cancer and neck lymph node resection due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, which is necessary as the diseases are not presumed to be service-connected based on herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of tongue cancer, residuals of neck lymph node resection for tongue cancer metastasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2019
- Citation
- A19002507
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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