The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the service connection claims for various cancers and lymph node conditions, as well as skin cancer. The VA examiner will need to provide opinions addressing whether these disabilities are related to Agent Orange exposure or secondary to other service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's diagnosed conditions and his military service, including any potential aggravation by service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right tonsil squamous cell carcinoma (tonsil cancer), malignant neoplasm of the lymph node of the face (lymph node face cancer), malignant neoplasm of the lymph node of the head (lymph node head cancer), malignant neoplasm of the lymph node of the neck (lymph node neck cancer), pulmonary nodules, skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22005122
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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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for skin cancer has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
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