The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for intestinal cancer must be remanded due to incomplete compliance with prior remand instructions regarding exposure to ionizing radiation and toxic herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: Incomplete compliance with prior remand instructions regarding exposure to ionizing radiation and toxic herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22054320
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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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