The Board has decided to remand the cases for further action due to the need for VA medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's polycythemia and monoclonal gammopathy are related to herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The claims were not fully addressed as requested by the Veteran, including obtaining necessary medical opinions on the relationship between the claimed conditions and herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- polycythemia, monoclonal gammopathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22047449
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal concerning service connection for monoclonal gammopathy and multiple myeloma due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines (headaches) is granted. The claim for service connection for polycythemia and sleep apnea is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's polycythemia requires phlebotomy six or more times during a 12 month period, and thus an initial evaluation of 60 percent is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for eczema, as secondary to his service-connected polycythemia, needs further examination and opinion. The case is therefore REMANDED.
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