The Veteran's cause of death was liposarcoma. The Board is remanding the case to determine if herbicide exposure at George Air Force Base contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: The Board needs expert opinion on whether herbicide agents were present at George Air Force Base and if the Veteran was exposed to them during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Liposarcoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167356
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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
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