The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received and reopened the claim. A VA examination is needed to determine if the thymic carcinoma condition is related to service, including TERA exposures.
The deciding factor: The PACT Act requires a VA opinion on the Veteran's claims for toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).
- Claimed conditions
- thymic carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26013563
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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: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, pulmonary fibrosis and thymic carcinoma, is denied as service connection cannot be established due to lack of evidence linking the conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's thymic carcinoma is found to be related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service, and the claim for service connection is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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