The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and a VA opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's military service and his diagnosed conditions.
The deciding factor: Further investigation is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to harmful chemicals during his military service and whether this exposure caused or aggravated his diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1032324
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for a new VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's MDS and potential AML and b-cell leukemia due to inadequacies in previous opinions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), to include anaplastic anemia, due to toxic exposure at Fort McClellan.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain a medical opinion addressing the Veteran's claimed exposure to benzene and other toxic substances during service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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