The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain clarification from the VA medical examiner regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to service, specifically Agent Orange exposure. The examiner will also be asked to determine if AML can be classified as multiple myeloma.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's AML was caused by exposure to herbicides, including Agent Orange, and whether AML can be classified under multiple myeloma.
- Claimed conditions
- AML
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1814993
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of a proper medical opinion regarding the cause of death (AML). The appellant asserts that the Veteran's AML was related to his military service, specifically herbicide exposure. The VA examiner's opinion is deemed inadequate as it lacks supporting rationale.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to AML, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal link between the Veteran's exposure to herbicides and his development of AML.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his MDS/AML is etiologically related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam. The appeal is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by or related to service, including herbicide exposure. Service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death.
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