The Board has decided that the Veteran's tongue cancer may be related to his in-service herbicide exposure, but needs further evidence to determine this relationship. The case is sent back for a VA examination and medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence provided by the Veteran does not adequately support the claim, necessitating further investigation through a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of tongue cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19147004
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,902 · Granted: 11% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Granted
The Veteran's tongue cancer is related to his in-service exposure to photographic chemicals and herbicide agents. The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of tongue cancer.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tongue cancer and neck lymph node resection due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's residuals of tongue cancer were not found to be related to his service, including exposure at Camp Lejeune. The claim was denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
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