The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer residuals, skin cancer residuals, tremors, vascular dementia, and colon cancer residuals due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The AOJ is instructed to contact the DTRA regarding any test operations conducted at the NV test site during 1961 and a search for a radiation badge associated with the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional information was needed from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) regarding potential exposure to ionizing radiation, specifically in relation to tests conducted in Nevada in 1961. The AOJ is tasked with obtaining this information and then arranging for a neurological examination of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer residuals, skin cancer residuals, tremors, bilateral hand, vascular dementia, colon cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21041259
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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
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which include stressor related disorder, prostate cancer residuals, surgical scar, and erectile dysfunction. The combined disability rating is at least 80 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for aortic aneurysm secondary to his service-connected hypertension, squamous cell cancer of the skin, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. The issues of entitlement to compensable ratings for hypertension and colon cancer residuals are also remanded due to potential impact on the issue of a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, ischemic stroke, and vascular dementia due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The claims are being remanded for further development including new VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer residuals was dismissed due to a duty to assist error identified in the prior rating decision, and the matter is being developed by the AOJ.
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