The Board has denied service connection for respiratory cancer and Hodgkin's disease, as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II; skin disability; sarcoid arthritis; uveitis of the right eye with increased ocular pressure and defective vision; increased ocular pressure of the left eye with defective vision; hypertension; respiratory disability (asthmatic bronchitis); disability manifested by chest pain; and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and depression) are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not document current diagnoses of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory cancer, Hodgkin's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23056398
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, dermal lymphoma, is presumed to be service-connected due to in-service herbicide agent exposure. Accrued benefits are denied as no claim was pending at the time of his death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for respiratory cancer as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected throat cancer.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for Hodgkin's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for restrictive lung disease was remanded for further development.
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