The Board remands the claims for service connection for thyroid cancer, nasal cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need for additional development of evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain medical opinions regarding the nexus between the Veteran's cancers and his in-service herbicide exposure, as well as any potential secondary or aggravation by service-connected disabilities and treatment associated with non-service-connected cancers.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid cancer, nasal cancer, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25050212
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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