The Board has decided the case is remanded due to uncertainty about the Veteran's service aboard a ship in Vietnam, and because an examination is needed to determine if his upper neck lymph node cancer residuals are related to radiation treatment or herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: Service connection for residuals from radiation treatment for upper neck lymph node cancer is being remanded as there is uncertainty about the Veteran's service within the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of Vietnam and an examination is needed to determine if his condition is related to radiation treatment or herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- upper neck lymph node cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128073
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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.
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