The Veteran's claim for service connection for polycythemia rubra vera is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as there are no in-service records available and the Veteran's lay statements regarding radiation exposure during service have not yet been addressed by a medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- polycythemia rubra vera
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1739618
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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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