The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to obtain relevant private treatment records related to the Veteran's Hodgkin's Lymphoma, including from Camp Lejeune exposure.
The deciding factor: Additional development is necessary to obtain relevant private treatment records related to the Veteran's Hodgkin's Lymphoma and any potential Camp Lejeune exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23010255
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma was granted. His Hodgkin's Lymphoma disability, initially rated at 30 percent, remains unchanged.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated due to insufficient information regarding his exposure to herbicide agents. The claims are therefore remanded for a request to the U.S. Department of Army, Records Management and Declassification Agency (RMDA) for verification.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma, specifically related to his exposure during service and woodworking duties.
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