The Board remands the matter for an adequate VA opinion, including a TERA opinion in compliance with the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to an inadequate VA opinion and the need to consider chemical exposure as a possible cause of gastric cancer under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastric cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066208
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 Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his gastric cancer was at least as likely as not related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, attributing it to gastric cancer that was linked to Agent Orange exposure during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death due to gastric cancer, as a new medical opinion is required to address toxic exposures other than Agent Orange.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastric cancer, finding no evidence that the Veteran's condition was related to his military service.
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