The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions linking the Veteran's mantle cell lymphoma to his military service, specifically exposure to toxins at Homestead Air Force Base.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions are needed to determine if the Veteran's mantle cell lymphoma is related to his military service and specific exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- mantle cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132071
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for entitlement to service connection for mantle cell lymphoma as moot because a September 2023 rating decision granted service connection for the condition, making the appeal unnecessary.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for mantle cell lymphoma was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's mantle cell lymphoma is as likely as not related to his exposure to chemicals during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for mantle cell lymphoma, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Thailand is presumed due to his proximity to the perimeter of Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base.
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