The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate efforts by VA to verify the Veteran's presence in Vietnam, which could impact his claim for service connection. The Veteran is entitled to another attempt to contact the 1st Calvary Division of the United States Army at Fort Hood, Texas.
The deciding factor: VA failed to substantially comply with the December 2014 remand instruction to verify the Veteran's presence in Vietnam from approximately May 1970 to June 1970.
- Claimed conditions
- hairy cell leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146724
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of hairy cell leukemia to confirm exposure to ionizing radiation and obtain a medical opinion on its etiology.
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