The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records from March to May 2007, providing a new VA examination, and determining whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus substantially or materially contributed to his death and whether his fatal acute lymphocytic leukemia is related to Agent Orange exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the cause of death and potential service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2012
- Citation
- 1218287
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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