Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cancer is associated with exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: Non-compliance with previous remand directives and need for additional medical evidence
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal peritoneal signet cell adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19184243
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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