The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for pleural cancer, lung cancer, and the cause of the Veteran's death. The remand requires obtaining a medical opinion from an oncologist to address whether these conditions are related to active service exposure to asbestos and herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician provided a negative opinion without considering the letters submitted by the Veteran and Dr. VC, which were not discussed in the opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural cancer, lung cancer, cause of death
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22059306
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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