The Board is remanding the case to verify whether the veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Thailand, as this could potentially establish service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: Verification of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during service is required to determine if the veteran's death can be linked to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant neoplasm - non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0622430
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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