The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and need for further development regarding the Veteran's meningioma, including exposure to radiation during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the previous VA medical opinion insufficient and requires a new one that addresses dosage levels of radiation exposure and other potential causes.
- Claimed conditions
- Meningioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148466
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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.
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for meningioma (claimed as pituitary tumor) due to lack of a causal relationship between the Veteran's military service and his current diagnosis, despite previous exposure claims. The claim was not granted based on Agent Orange or ionized radiation exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to microwave radiation and dental x-rays during service, as well as a need for a more detailed medical opinion on the etiology of his meningioma.
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