The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma and colon cancer are related to his military service. The claims for service connection will be remanded.
The deciding factor: The current medical records do not provide sufficient information to establish a clear link between the Veteran’s current diagnoses and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal Cell Carcinoma, Colon Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20014657
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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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