The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tongue and tonsil cancer due to a lack of recent VA treatment records and the need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of his cancers.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence, including recent VA treatment records and a medical examination to determine the cause of the Veteran's tongue and tonsil cancers.
- Claimed conditions
- Tongue cancer, Tonsil cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20012562
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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