The Veteran is seeking service connection for squamous cell cancer and multiple sclerosis, including as due to ionizing radiation exposure. The case is being remanded for additional development of records and consideration under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development to obtain missing service treatment and personnel records related to the Veteran's claimed exposure to ionizing radiation, as well as VA treatment records relevant to his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell cancer, multiple sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1003077
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and dismissed the claims for tinnitus, multiple sclerosis, neck condition, and low back condition.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for squamous cell cancer and denied the claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for implanted cardiac pacemaker, and several other conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding the adequacy of VA medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the condition initially manifested within seven years of discharge from active service.
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