The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and the need for additional VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's blood disorder, including myelofibrosis, allegedly caused by VA-administered Colchicine and Toradol in May 2011.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not substantial compliance with the previous remand directives and required another remand for an appropriate VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's blood disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- blood disorder, myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104710
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for myelofibrosis and anemia, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 26, 2021 for the award of service connection for graft versus host disease associated with myelofibrosis.
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