The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for pancreatic cancer and liver cancer, as well as his cause of death claim due to potential herbicide exposure. The VA is instructed to obtain any outstanding records and send the file to an appropriate examiner to provide opinions on these matters.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are insufficient medical opinions regarding the veteran's service connection claims and cause of death, necessitating further examination and opinion-gathering.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic cancer, liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129333
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pancreatic cancer as there was no evidence of a nexus between the in-service toxic exposure and the current condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer, finding that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's condition was due to his in-service exposure to toxic and environmental hazards.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for cancer of the hip bone and liver cancer is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for pancreatic cancer due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring further development of evidence related to toxic exposure.
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