The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, including claims related to radiation exposure as a dental technician in service, herbicide exposure during service on USS Providence, and asbestos exposure while serving aboard the ship. The claim will be reviewed based on these new findings.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed to determine the validity of the Veteran's claims for service connection related to radiation exposure as a dental technician in service, herbicide exposure during service on USS Providence, and asbestos exposure while serving aboard the ship.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005417
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 the appellant's claims to reopen service connection for the cause of death and dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, as new and material evidence was not received.
- Denied
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