The Board has ordered the VA to obtain medical records and information from the appellant regarding her husband's exposure to radiation during service, as well as any treatment he received at VA facilities. The case is being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires additional evidence and development due to incomplete medical records and lack of specific details about the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic carcinoma, pleural effusion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0124894
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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
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