The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's gastric cancer was related to his service, including exposure to environmental hazards during his deployment in Iraq.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination did not adequately address all the environmental hazards the Veteran may have been exposed to during his deployment in Iraq.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19146931
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.
- Granted
The Veteran's death from gastric cancer and renal failure was service-connected due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, concluding that his stomach cancer with metastasis to liver was not related to his active duty service and did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents, radiation, or asbestos.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether his gastric cancer was caused by exposure to dioxins and arsenic from herbicide use in Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's gastric cancer and its relationship to service-connected conditions, as well as whether his death was caused by any service-connected disabilities. The VA will obtain relevant medical records and provide a new opinion.
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