The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient development regarding radiation exposure during service. The Veteran received radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer, and his breast, skin, and lymphoma conditions may be related to this exposure.
The deciding factor: The case was not referred to the Under Secretary of Benefits for further consideration as required by regulations for claims involving ionizing radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right breast cancer, residuals of left breast cancer, residuals of squamous cell carcinoma, residuals of lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160786
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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.
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