The appeal is remanded to the RO for further evidentiary development, including verification of Vietnam service and obtaining additional medical records.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to verify the veteran's reported visit to the Republic of Vietnam and obtain relevant treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0815892
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, as the condition affects between 20 to 25 percent of the Veteran's body.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is remanded. The VA needs to obtain more evidence related to the veteran's exposure to herbicide agents at Clark Air Force Base.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's cause of death is being remanded due to incomplete service records. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of death, which may be related to overseas service not fully documented in the available records.
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