The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for appendiceal carcinoma and colon carcinoma due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a VA examination was needed to assess the current severity of the lumbosacral strain, as the previous opinion did not provide specific measurements or estimates regarding flare-ups or functional impairment without resorting to speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- appendiceal carcinoma, colon carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132550
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for appendiceal carcinoma to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by or contributed to by any service-connected condition, including presumed exposure to herbicides. The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's cardiac arrest to his service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inability to make a fully informed decision on the issue of service connection for cause of death, as there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding herbicide exposure. The Veteran's death certificate lists colon carcinoma as the immediate cause of death.
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