The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's radiation exposure and the potential for service connection.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded because there is not enough evidence to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation from eating and drinking contaminated food, which could potentially lead to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent/metastatic urothelial carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19101078
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
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