The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during service and whether his cause of death, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), is related to such exposure. The case will be remanded for further review after obtaining this information.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's in-service duties as a medical technician exposed him to ionizing radiation and whether his cause of death, AML, is related to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1327085
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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.
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