The Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid carcinoma is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his active service, including exposure to herbicide agents, and his thyroid cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has not been afforded a VA examination in support of his claim for service connection, which is necessary as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2022
- Citation
- A22024730
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's thyroid cancer and resulting hypothyroidism, which may be related to his service. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the conditions were incurred in or due to the Veteran's service, including his conceded exposure to herbicides.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his claims of service connection for thyroid carcinoma, bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension as no new and relevant evidence was presented.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your claims for service connection for thyroid carcinoma and hepatitis C have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to concerns about the competency of the medical examiner who provided an opinion regarding the Veteran's thyroid carcinoma. The claim will be reviewed again with a new medical opinion.
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