The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for testicular cancer, metastatic lung cancer, and renal vein thrombosis due to herbicide exposure. The cases are being returned for further development as medical opinions are needed regarding whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claims were remanded because of the need for an opinion on whether the Veteran’s lung cancer is due to his testicular cancer metastasis, and whether his testicular cancer and renal vein thrombosis are related to service, including herbicide agent exposure. The cases will be returned for this purpose.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular cancer, metastatic lung cancer, renal vein thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19185223
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for testicular cancer, finding no evidence of an in-service disease or injury and no link to herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for testicular cancer under the PACT Act, presuming it resulted from in-service exposure to burn pits.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and the appeals for service connection for hypothyroidism, testicular cancer, colon cancer, and basal cell carcinoma were dismissed due to a violation of the prohibition against simultaneous review of the same claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various cancers and eye conditions due to an alleged failure to properly investigate toxic exposures during service, including at Fort Wainwright.
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