The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for verrucous carcinoma of the right false vocal cord and residuals due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the current severity of service-connected verrucous carcinoma of the right false vocal cord residuals, as no oncologist has examined the Veteran in conjunction with the increased rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- verrucous carcinoma of the right false vocal cord
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25004584
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand requests for a VA examination by an oncologist. The Veteran was not provided proper notice and opportunity for a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of compliance with previous remands and the need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for verrucous carcinoma of the right false vocal cord and residuals, as well as TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. Further examination is needed to determine the current severity of the condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and evaluation due to incomplete examinations and conflicting medical opinions. The Veteran's claims of increased rating for throat cancer and TDIU are inextricably intertwined, so they will be addressed together.
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