The Board has remanded two issues: entitlement to service connection for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and the cause of the Veteran's death. The remand is due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in obtaining a dose estimate from the Under Secretary of Health regarding the Veteran's in-service radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ did not follow proper procedures for obtaining a dose estimate and obtained an opinion prematurely, leading to incomplete information. The remand requires obtaining a dose estimate and obtaining a medical nexus opinion on whether the leukemia was related to service radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24082239
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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.
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