The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for multiple myeloma, increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's claim for service connection is based on exposure to ionizing radiation during military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current evidence does not provide sufficient information regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's multiple myeloma, including his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18159804
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected multiple myeloma has been denied. The Board also remanded two issues related to nerve neuropathies, and the claims for TDIU and SMC have been denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
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