The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and other environmental contaminants during service, which is necessary for determining whether his non-hodgkin's lymphoma is related to such exposures.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists in the claims file to determine if the Veteran was exposed to qualifying herbicide agents or other toxins in service.
- Claimed conditions
- non-hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23048393
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for non-hodgkin's lymphoma was dismissed as the Veteran opted into the modernized appeals system.
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