The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and a determination on whether exposure to ionizing radiation in service caused or contributed to the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence of record to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation, and thus a referral to the Under Secretary for Benefits is necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- acute myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0909649
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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