The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for liver and lung disorders due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's death was also related to his service-connected conditions, but further medical opinions are needed.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinions are required to determine the etiology of the Veteran's liver cancer and lung disorder, including any potential herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disorder, lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19118603
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Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after a prior denial. The Board finds that VA examinations and medical opinions are necessary to properly determine entitlement to service connection.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for lung and lumbar spine disorders have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
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