The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of death and service connection for duodenal cancer.
The deciding factor: The VA contracted examiner's opinion did not address all questions posed by the December 2021 Board remand, particularly regarding exposure to TCE and TCP chemicals and H. pylori infection.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal cancer, cardiac failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22039283
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death is granted as service-connected, with the issue of DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 being dismissed due to the grant of service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not connected to his active-duty service, and therefore the claim for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to DIC is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development regarding his exposure to herbicides during service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death due to his service-connected conditions, finding that none of his service-connected conditions contributed to his cause of death.
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