The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and diabetes mellitus type II due to ionizing radiation exposure. The remand is required because VA did not obtain accurate records of the Veteran's unit assignment, which could affect his eligibility for benefits.
The deciding factor: VA failed to ensure that it obtained accurate records related to the Veteran's unit assignment, which may have affected his eligibility for benefits due to ionizing radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20067194
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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.
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