The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for TDIU and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, as well as his other service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s representative has asserted additional residual disability from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and the RO failed to obtain a medical opinion addressing this issue. The examiner should provide concrete examples of functional impairments caused by the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, bronchiolitis, right hip avascular necrosis (limitation of extension), right hip avascular necrosis (limitation of flexion)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190355
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus type II, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and pancreatic cancer. Service connection was granted for left hip pain.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for non-hodgkin's lymphoma, which is presumed to have been incurred during the Veteran's service at Camp Lejeune.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the same condition, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to his military service or any VA treatment.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as service connection for various conditions.
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