The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's service during the USS Chicago deployment and his esophageal cancer. The issues include determining if the cause of death was related to service, whether the Veteran served within Vietnam's territorial sea in 1966, and the etiology of the esophageal cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient information regarding the Veteran's service during the USS Chicago deployment and his esophageal cancer to make a determination on these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20030280
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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).
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