The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange, burning jet fuel, and radiation. The VA will obtain an estimate of radiation exposures for multi-channel transmitter operator maintenance technicians and provide access to the electronic claims file to a VA examiner to provide addendum opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's follicular adenoma with nodular goiter.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed due to incomplete evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange, burning jet fuel, and radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- follicular adenoma, nodular goiter
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20011173
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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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