The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for the cause of death, including whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's adenocarcinoma was caused by treatment for his prostate cancer or due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence on remand to determine if the Veteran’s adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland was caused by his service-connected prostate cancer or due to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20013887
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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.
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