The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding herbicide exposure during active service, and a request for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner is made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death certificate noted metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder as the immediate cause. The appellant alleged this was related to herbicide agent exposure. However, there are gaps in the record regarding the Veteran’s service in Vietnam and potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19129723
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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