The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right breast cancer and right upper extremity lymphedema due to potential Agent Orange exposure during her Vietnam service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA did not obtain necessary opinions regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions, particularly related to potential Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right breast cancer, right upper extremity lymphedema
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077114
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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 Board granted service connection for right breast cancer, kidney cancer, and sinusitis under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 due to presumptive service connection.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's right breast cancer and right breast partial mastectomy scars were granted increased ratings to 30 percent and 10 percent, respectively. The claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities was denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right breast cancer was denied in December 2020, but the effective date was backdated to March 16, 2022 when she filed a supplemental claim. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is March 16, 2022 and denied an earlier effective date.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right breast cancer under the provisions of the PACT Act but denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for asthma.
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