The Veteran's death was attributed to MDS, which the appellant claims is due to radiation exposure during service. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining the Veteran's service personnel records and a dose estimate for any alleged radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further evidence regarding the extent of any radiation exposure and whether it caused MDS.
- Claimed conditions
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19139062
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and a higher disability evaluation for MDS, as well as remanded service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Prostate Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, and Parkinson's Disease based on new and relevant evidence of exposure to toxic chemicals during active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a TERA analysis and potentially an opinion regarding the Veteran's AML or MDS as it may be related to toxic exposure during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, which was due to myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
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