The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to new and material evidence having been received. The issues of whether the Veteran has sarcoidosis, prostate disorder, arthritis and joint pain, and renal cancer that are related to his military service are being addressed.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the previously denied claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disease with chest polyps to include sarcoidosis, prostate disorder, arthritis and joint pain, renal cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19174923
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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
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for renal cancer due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, as the evidence was at least in equipoise.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cancer, finding no evidence of a nexus between the disease and his military service.
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