The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia and anemia with fatigue due to radiation exposure. The AOJ must comply with the procedures outlined in 38 C.F.R. § 3.311, including obtaining a dose assessment and referral to the Under Secretary for Health.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because the AOJ did not properly develop the claim for service connection due to radiation exposure as required by regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, anemia with fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21012194
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to a failure to submit a completed VA Form 21-526 within one year of her intent to file, despite receiving multiple notices and opportunities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and lack of consideration of all relevant exposure allegations. The claims are being returned for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for Waldenström’s macroglobinemia and anemia with fatigue due to radiation exposure. The claim will be developed further, including obtaining a dose assessment.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for dyspepsia and anemia in January 2018.
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