The Board has remanded the case due to missing records from S.J.H. in Springfield, Illinois related to the Veteran's treatment for ALL prior to his death.
The deciding factor: VA is on notice that there are relevant records not associated with the claims file and these may be of use in deciding the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Aspergillus Pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1550278
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for acute lymphocytic leukemia, claimed as due to exposure to radiation, was denied because there is no current diagnosis of the condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case for an addendum VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's ALL was secondary to his 1979 radiation therapy for leiomyosarcoma of the retroperitoneal area.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia is related to his in-service exposure to radiation, and thus service connection is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected acute lymphocytic leukemia has not required medication, blood transfusions, or any other type of treatment during the appeal period and did not result in a hemoglobin count of 10gm/100ml or less; however, her symptoms included headaches.
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