The Veteran's prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone is being remanded for further development and evaluation due to incomplete documentation of exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional development under VA regulations regarding claims based on exposure to ionizing radiation, including review by the Undersecretary for Benefits and an advisory opinion from the Undersecretary for Health.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115462
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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.
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