The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's acute myeloblastic leukemia was related to his service, including herbicide agent exposure. The VA must provide an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the provided medical opinions were legally inadequate and required a clarification based on the facts of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142898
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.
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