The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for myasthenia gravis, including as secondary to his service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) that the Veteran's myasthenia gravis had its onset due to exposure to herbicides during his Vietnam service and if it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for myasthenia gravis, including as secondary to his service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma. The examiner must provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) that the Veteran's myasthenia gravis had its onset due to exposure to herbicides during his Vietnam service and if it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- myasthenia gravis, Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1432087
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Servicemember's cause of death, including ALS, myasthenia gravis, and metastatic prostate cancer, as they were not incurred during or related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's shortness of breath and Hodgkin's lymphoma are granted service connection, but his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and acquired psychiatric disorder are denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's myasthenia gravis is related to service, and thus remands the case for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for myasthenia gravis due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding its etiology. The Veteran's MOS as an engineman may have exposed him to various toxic exposures, and a new medical opinion is needed to determine if these exposures are related to his condition.
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