The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence, including service personnel records and SSA records, to determine if the Veteran's myelofibrosis is related to Agent Orange exposure during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to confirm whether the Veteran's service involved duty or visitation in the Republic of Vietnam and to obtain a medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's myelofibrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0906050
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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- Denied
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