The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted by the appellant suggesting a relationship between radiation exposure and the Veteran's claimed conditions. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service, including radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: New medical literature suggests a possible connection between radiation exposure and the Veteran’s claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebrovascular disorder, stroke residuals, organic brain disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, bowel and bladder incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20007915
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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