The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange), and whether it was due to VA negligence in diagnosing or treating his anal carcinoma.
The deciding factor: The need for an additional medical opinion is driven by the lack of adequate responses from previous opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and service, as well as the alleged failure of VA to timely diagnose and treat his anal carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- anal colloid carcinoma, deep vein thrombosis, Crohn's disease, cytopenia, cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127640
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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