The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and his service connection for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The AOJ is instructed to obtain deck logs from the National Personnel Records Center or any other relevant record repository.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and his service connection for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131648
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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