The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for carcinoid tumor of the small bowel due to exposure to herbicide agents and/or as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer, requesting an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the adequacy of the March 2019 opinion on the basis that the VA examiner did not provide a complete rationale for his opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's carcinoid tumor and exposure to herbicide agents, or relied solely on citation to Agent Orange Update 11.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoid tumor of the small bowel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21041286
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a carcinoid tumor of the small bowel with metastasis to the liver and lung, finding that there was no persuasive medical evidence linking his condition to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for carcinoid tumor of the small bowel, finding that it is not related to presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents and is not caused or aggravated by service-connected prostate cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for carcinoid tumor of the small bowel, finding no causal relationship to in-service herbicide exposure or service-connected prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's carcinoid tumor of the small bowel is related to his in-service herbicide exposure and whether it was aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer.
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