The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's essential thrombocythemia, including whether it is related to in-service exposure to Agent Orange and/or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an examination was necessary given the conflicting evidence regarding the etiology of the condition and the need to consider all relevant factors, including the Veteran's lay statements and medical articles.
- Claimed conditions
- essential thrombocythemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22031868
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's essential thrombocythemia is remanded for further evaluation and clarification of its etiology.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for essential thrombocythemia from August 10, 2022, to April 7, 2025. From January 1, 2025, he was granted a TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's acute myeloblastic leukemia is granted as presumptively related to exposure at Camp LeJeune. The claim for essential thrombocythemia remains pending and requires a new VA medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD and remanded the claim for service connection for essential thrombocythemia.
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