The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during service, which could potentially affect his claims for service connection. The case will be referred to the Under Secretary for Health for preparation of a dose estimate and referral to the Under Secretary for Benefits under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311(c).
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of renal cancer, myofibroma tumor of the right inner cheek, liver tumor including a complex hepatic cyst, disability of the lymph nodes of the chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1326711
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's kidney cancer and its residuals are related to presumed in-service herbicide agent exposure, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of exposure tracking records, and requests that the Veteran's Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) be obtained and a Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA) memorandum be created.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of renal cancer, finding the evidence did not support a link to in-service herbicide exposure.,The Board granted service connection for hypertension, considering it presumptively related due to presumed exposure during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims of service connection for a respiratory disorder, residuals of renal cancer, and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development.
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