The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient service records and a need for further investigation into potential radiation exposure during the veteran's service in Tinian Island. The claim will be referred to the Under Secretary of Benefits for consideration.
The deciding factor: Insufficient service records prevent a determination on the merits, necessitating additional information from the U.S. Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC).
- Claimed conditions
- sepsis due to cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0610188
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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