The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death and his T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there are outstanding medical records that have not been obtained and a VA medical opinion is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran’s oncologic conditions and cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death (leukemia), T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117452
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia, finding no evidence of direct or presumptive service connection. The cause of death due to the condition was also denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia is related to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service, and he meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.
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