The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma, including as due to herbicide agent exposure at Fort McClellan. The AOJ must undertake specific development steps and obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's multiple myeloma is related to his alleged exposure to environmental toxins at Fort McClellan.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's herbicide agent exposure, necessitating further investigation by VA through the JSRRC and DOD inventory review process.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma, residual moderate right brachial plexopathy, myocardial infarction, painful scar from CABG, lineal and non-lineal surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19171492
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected multiple myeloma has been denied. The Board also remanded two issues related to nerve neuropathies, and the claims for TDIU and SMC have been denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Korea.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for coronary artery disease and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The decision is pending further action as private treatment records are needed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple myeloma, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.
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