The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to death pension due to a need for additional development, including obtaining an opinion from an oncologist regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cause of death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran’s bile duct cancer was related to service, specifically Agent Orange exposure. The remand is necessary to obtain a clear and supported medical opinion on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- bile duct cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101833
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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