The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to develop the record for possible ionizing radiation exposure during service. The Veteran's claim will be referred to the Under Secretary for Health for preparation of a radiation dosage estimate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran claims he was exposed to ionizing radiation while working with missiles and nuclear warheads as a Nike-Hercules missile crewman during active service, but there is no evidence in the record supporting this exposure. The Board has therefore remanded the case to develop this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2022
- Citation
- A22024321
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of bladder cancer is dismissed as the claim has been granted. The issues of service connection for colon and lung cancers are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of bladder cancer is dismissed because the March 2025 rating decision was a purely ministerial implementation of the March 2025 Board decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the now service-connected bladder cancer.
- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of March 13, 2012, for his claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of bladder cancer.
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