The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's gastrointestinal cancer and its relationship to service, particularly exposure to asbestos and chemicals. The appellant is seeking service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence was provided to support a determination on the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19166955
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastrointestinal cancer secondary to GERD. The Veteran's service-connected GERD was found to be the cause of the gastrointestinal cancer.
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