The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient rationale in the examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's myeloproliferative disorder and his service-connected malaria.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide a complete rationale for their opinion that the Veteran's myeloproliferative disorder is not related to or aggravated by his service-connected malaria.
- Claimed conditions
- myeloproliferative disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2009
- Citation
- 0949140
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for myeloproliferative disorder and renal cell carcinoma is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as whether they are related to in-service herbicide exposure.
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