Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral lung cancer, cancer of the tongue, and malignant tumor of tonsil and squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx to obtain a new VA opinion.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is necessary to consider potentially dispositive evidence regarding the Veteran's medical history and submitted articles.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung cancer, cancer of the tongue, malignant tumor of tonsil and squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108504
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