The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 6, 2006.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not fully address the functional effects of each of the Veteran's service-connected conditions during the relevant period and whether it was possible to distinguish the effects/impairment associated with service-connected disability(ies) from those associated with nonservice-connected disability(ies).
- Claimed conditions
- splenectomy, Hodgkin's disease, premature menopause/infertility associated with Hodgkin's disease, abdominal adhesions associated with Hodgkin's disease, scars associated with Hodgkin's disease, osteoporosis of the lumbar spine and femoral necks associated with Hodgkin's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1411008
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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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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for Hodgkin's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for restrictive lung disease was remanded for further development.
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