The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's lung adenocarcinoma. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the increased evaluation claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for further evidence and clarification regarding the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his lung adenocarcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- lung adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161223
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,612 · Granted: 16% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19161223.
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 appeal was remanded for further development, including a medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed sexual dysfunction related to his service-connected lung adenocarcinoma.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for lung adenocarcinoma and a painful surgical scar of the left side of his chest was granted, with effective dates set at September 26, 2019. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the lung cancer residuals is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for lung adenocarcinoma and bone adenocarcinoma, finding that the evidence does not support a link to service or any related exposures.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lung adenocarcinoma is considered a residual of an in-service inhalation injury, meeting the criteria for a special home adaptation grant.
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