The Board has determined that further development is necessary to verify the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service, including alleged exposure to depleted uranium in Khamisiyah. The case is REMANDED for this purpose.
The deciding factor: Further verification of the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service is required as part of the reopening and adjudication process.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the small intestine with metastasis to the liver
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1342247
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for carcinoma of the small intestine with metastasis to the liver, brain cancer, and colon cancer pursuant to the PACT Act. It also granted service connection on a direct basis for carcinoma of the small intestine with metastasis to the liver.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for carcinoma of the small intestine with metastasis to the liver, as there was no evidence that his condition was related to active duty or exposure to ionizing radiation. The other issues were not addressed in this decision.
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