The Veteran's claim for service connection for mesencephalopathy and/or demyelinating disease, as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation is being remanded due to the need for further development regarding dose estimates based on his credible reports of having swum next to and come into direct contact with contaminated ships at Kwajalein Atoll.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's participation in a radiation risk activity under VA regulations is established, but DTRA must provide a dose estimate based on the Veteran's reported exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- mesencephalopathy, demyelinating disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0943568
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found the VA examination insufficient and requires a new one to determine if the Veteran's demyelinating disease is related to his active duty service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Behcet's meningoencephalitis with sleep disorder manifested by excessive sleep and demyelinating disease.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeal for service connection for demyelinating disease has been dismissed because the claim was resolved in your favor by a previous rating decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for demyelinating disease, vision disorder, renal disorder, and herpes zoster due to inadequate opinions and new evidence.
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