The Veteran's claims for thyroid cancer and liver cancer, both secondary to service-connected prostate cancer and due to herbicide exposure, were dismissed by the Board. The decision was vacated because the Veteran opted into the AMA processing system prior to the July 2020 denial.
The deciding factor: The Veteran timely filed a VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement opting into the AMA processing system, which necessitated vacating the previous July 2020 decision under the Legacy appeal system.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid cancer, liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069621
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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