The Board has ordered further development due to the need for service personnel records regarding ionizing radiation exposure. The case will be returned to the RO for this purpose and then reviewed again.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed in the form of service personnel records related to ionizing radiation exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid nodule
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0317518
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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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