The Veteran's claim for service connection for low blood count, including as due to radiation exposure, is being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and information are needed to properly adjudicate the claim, including obtaining private medical records from Dr. Anderson and Dr. Harris, and any outstanding VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- low blood count
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1507285
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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: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of low blood count and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for thyroid cancer on a presumptive basis due to exposure to ionizing radiation during active duty. Service connection is also granted for hypothyroidism as it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected thyroid cancer.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including joint pain, tingling in fingertips, child birth defects, miscarriages, allergies/sinus disability, hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease, loss of voice, fibroid disability, neutropenia, iron deficiency anemia, and low blood count. The Board found that the evidence did not support a service connection for these conditions.
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