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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26013563
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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