The Board has denied service connection for groin and left foot disabilities, but has remanded the claim of service connection for hairy cell leukemia due to exposure at Camp Lejeune or radiation during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's medical records do not document any current diagnoses of the claimed conditions. The Board also did not find evidence of a link between the claimed conditions and service, including exposure to contaminated water or radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin disability, Left foot disability, Hairy cell leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164240
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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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