The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits claim, and any underlying medical records are requested. The Veteran is entitled to service connection for Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia but needs further evidentiary development.
The deciding factor: Further development of the SSA records may provide relevant information to support or deny the Veteran's claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1452372
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's lymphoma (Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia) is granted as service connected due to exposure to AFFF during active duty.
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