The Board has decided that the Veteran's large b-cell lymphoma may be related to service, but needs more information about his exposure to Agent Orange. The case is sent back for further investigation.
The deciding factor: Further verification of the Veteran’s in-service exposure to herbicide agents is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- large b-cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19194216
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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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