The appeal is remanded to obtain additional medical records and a VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected leukopenia with secondary anemia.
The deciding factor: VA must ensure that all relevant medical records are obtained and that the appellant receives a new examination to assess the current state of his condition, as the last examination was conducted in 1995 and there have been recent developments in his treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- leukopenia, secondary anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0812501
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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