The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records and a need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of death.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA treatment records were obtained, and a new medical opinion is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19138365
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death due to peripheral T-cell lymphoma, finding that it was not caused by or incurred in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death is being reviewed for potential service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. The case has been remanded for further investigation into the Veteran's exposure and service records.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially or materially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by active duty service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
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