The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service records and dose estimates from credible sources. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded to obtain updated dose estimates and other relevant records to determine if the veteran's stomach cancer is related to his exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, stomach cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0532428
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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