The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional information regarding the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation and its potential connection to his multinodular goiter and parotitis. The claims for service connection will be evaluated based on new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Under Secretary of Health must prepare a dose estimate and provide an opinion as to the relationship between the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation and his multinodular goiter and parotitis, which were previously denied due to lack of evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- vitamin B12 deficiency, multinodular goiter, recurrent parotitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0416904
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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.
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