The Veteran is seeking service connection for pharyngeal dysphagia, which he claims was caused by radiation exposure during his military service. The case has been remanded to obtain more information about the extent of any radiation exposure and to conduct a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service and whether this exposure is related to his current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- pharyngeal dysphagia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1104238
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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 veteran's service connection for several nerve conditions was granted with an effective date of June 15, 2022. Service connection for hypertension was granted with an effective date of October 25, 2023. Service connection for colon polyps and diverticulitis with polyposis, gastric ulcer and hypertrophic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease with hernia hiatal, stricture of esophagus, and spasm of esophagus, and pharyngeal dysphagia was denied.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection of pharyngeal dysphagia and unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with unspecified depressive disorder were granted. A rating of 30 percent was assigned for pharyngeal dysphagia prior to July 8, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for pharyngeal dysphagia, which is being remanded due to the need for additional development involving Social Security Administration records.
- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, effective January 26, 2007.
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