The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure during service and the nature of her disabilities. The Veteran is required to provide additional private treatment records, obtain VA treatment records from March 2022 onwards, and have their exposure verified by the United States Army Dosimetry Center. They are also required to undergo an examination for a determination on the nature and likely cause of their claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board finds the record inadequate to determine the Veteran's exposure during service and the nature of her disabilities, necessitating further development including obtaining additional private treatment records, VA treatment records, and having the Veteran examined by medical professionals.
- Claimed conditions
- neurobehavioral effects, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune disease, osteoporosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22041431
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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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