The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's thrombocythemia and malignant skin neoplasms, specifically related to chemical exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because the Veteran has not been provided with a VA examination to determine the relationship between his conditions and in-service exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- thrombocythemia, malignant skin neoplasms
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18126903
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, malignant skin neoplasms, and neoplasms of uncertain behavior based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure during service, but the issue of direct service connection for hypertension is remanded.,Service connection for malignant skin neoplasms and bilateral lower extremity peripheral nerve disability is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's thrombocythemia is currently rated noncompensable and the Board finds that a rating increase is not warranted as his condition has been asymptomatic throughout the appeal period.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for thrombocythemia and malignant skin neoplasm, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are due to exposure to environmental toxins during his military service.
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