The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and Parkinson’s Disease due to radiation exposure. Additional development is needed, including obtaining a radiation dose assessment from DTRA and medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required to determine the nature and severity of any potential radiation exposure during active duty service and its impact on the Veteran's skin cancer and Parkinson’s Disease.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, Parkinson's Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19141885
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's disease as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service, including herbicide exposure.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the claims.
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