Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The appeal for service connection of neuroendocrine Merkel cell cancer in lymph nodes is remanded. The VA will obtain a medical opinion to determine if the cancer is related to Agent Orange exposure or other service-related factors.
The deciding factor: The Board could not decipher the exact nature of the Veteran's disorder based on the current medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- neuroendocrine Merkel cell cancer in lymph nodes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002464
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