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 assigned
- None in this 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 vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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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