The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding his claimed immune deficiency disorder, which he contends is related to exposure to ionizing radiation during service. The case will be returned for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The claim requires an evaluation of the relationship between the Veteran's current immune deficiency disorder and both his reported exposure to ionizing radiation in service and any potential service-connected disabilities that may have contributed to or exacerbated his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- immune deficiency disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1232921
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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 has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to clarify whether the Veteran had an adrenal disorder and/or anemia before determining if they are related to service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of mercury poisoning and immune deficiency disorder will be reconsidered after this development.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an immune deficiency disorder was denied as there is no current diagnosis of this condition. The issue regarding a rating in excess of 30 percent for defective hearing prior to October 31, 2003, remains pending.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal with regard to his claims for service connection for various conditions. The RO denied these claims in April 2006, and the Veteran was notified of this decision on April 24, 2006.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for immune deficiency disorder and hypertension as secondary to the veteran's service-connected prostatic carcinoma.
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