The Board remands the matter of service connection for cause of death to obtain a dose estimate and an independent medical opinion regarding potential radiation exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The record is silent on a dose estimate made by the Under Secretary for Health, and there is no opinion from an independent expert as required by regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023652
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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