The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a dose assessment of the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation and ensuring compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and development as required by recent changes in VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0127359
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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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