The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to his military service, specifically herbicide exposure and/or his service-connected heart disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner/clinician is needed to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s cause of death was incurred in or caused by his military service, including conceded herbicide exposure, and if so, whether it was aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- myeloid metaplasia, myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20011925
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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: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as the proposed severance of service connection for prostate cancer and myelofibrosis was not a final decision, and thus premature.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's myelofibrosis, which was related to in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange), caused his death. Therefore, service connection for cause of death is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for myelofibrosis and anemia, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 26, 2021 for the award of service connection for graft versus host disease associated with myelofibrosis.
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