The Board has determined that further development is necessary prior to adjudicating the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death. The claims file contains missing VA medical records, specifically those related to the initial diagnosis and treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.
The deciding factor: Further development is required due to missing VA medical records that may be helpful in deciding the claims on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0608827
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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