The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and requesting a medical opinion regarding exposure to chemicals during service.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to incomplete information and need for additional evidence and clarification of the Veteran's exposure history.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), ovarian cancer, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, bone marrow abnormalities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1823710
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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
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the August 2023 rating decision granting a TDIU was not an initial decision, making the appellant eligible for direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for ovarian cancer and back disability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Appellant's service connection claims will be reconsidered with new medical opinions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to his cause of death, and DIC benefits are granted. The issue of entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as moot.
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