The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC under § 1318 due to inadequate VA examination and failure to comply with May 2019 remand instructions. The appellant contends that the Veteran's CLL was caused by radiation exposure in Japan or chemical exposure as a painter, including lead.
The deciding factor: The Board found the March 2020 VA examination inadequate because it did not provide an adequate rationale and failed to discuss the findings from the provided articles.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22011063
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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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