The Veteran's death is being reviewed for potential service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. The case has been remanded for further investigation into the Veteran's exposure and service records.
The deciding factor: Further investigation is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange, during his service in Vietnam or Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1758855
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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 Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death due to peripheral T-cell lymphoma, finding that it was not caused by or incurred in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially or materially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by active duty service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
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