The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further development regarding the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service, which may be relevant to his cause of death.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded because there are insufficient records to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during service, a necessary step in determining whether he can establish service connection for the cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19149997
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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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