Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for cause of death, to include as due to radiation exposure, for further development and readjudication.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a radiation dose estimate and a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in relation to his active service, including any presumed exposure to radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's T-Cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016513
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