The Veteran's claim for service connection for myeloma was remanded due to the need to obtain missing records and VA treatment records, as well as a VA examination. The case will be re-adjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to gather additional medical evidence and ensure all relevant records are considered in determining whether service connection for myeloma can be established.
- Claimed conditions
- myeloma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1201608
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran did not express disagreement with any issue decided by the AOJ within the prior year.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for melanoma, but denied readjudication for cervical strain, sinusitis, and myeloma.
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