The Veteran seeks service connection for a blood disorder allegedly resulting from ionizing radiation exposure during his military service. The case is being remanded to further develop the evidence, including assessing potential radiogenic disease status.
The deciding factor: Radiogenic diseases may be induced by ionizing radiation and require assessment of dose information in claims not based on participation in atmospheric nuclear testing or Hiroshima/Nagasaki occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- blood disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1800291
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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.
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