The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence being added to the claims file since the December 2015 Statement of the Case, and the Veteran has elected for this additional evidence to be considered by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was remanded because new VA treatment records were added to his claims file after the December 2015 SOC was issued.
- Claimed conditions
- lumps, growths on tonsils, esophagus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189518
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Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hernia, brain tumor, heart, esophagus, kidney, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and thyroid. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not related to his military service, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's status post salpingectomy has resulted in symptoms that require continuous treatment, and her infertility necessitates the use of IVF. The Board granted a 10 percent rating for this condition. Additionally, the Veteran is found to be unemployable due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses at Robinson Memorial Hospital is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant scanned records from VA treatment records.
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