The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bladder cancer residuals, MDS, and MGUS due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's MGUS is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure.,The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for MDS due to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran's MGUS is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure.,The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for MGUS, which is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded as new evidence and updated medical opinions are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's conditions and their relationship to his service-connected disabilities.,The claim for MDS is being remanded as new evidence and updated medical opinions are needed to determine its etiology and whether it is proximately due or aggravated by MGUS.,The claim for MGUS is being remanded as new evidence and updated medical opinions are needed to determine its etiology and whether it is service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bladder cancer status-post cystectomy, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19138076
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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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- Granted
Service connection for MDS is granted, and a higher initial disability rating of 40 percent for the service-connected back disability is also granted. Other issues on appeal are resolved in favor of the appellant.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and thus service connection for MDS is granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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