The veteran is seeking service connection for primary amyloidosis, which he claims is related to his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. The VA has requested a more specific medical opinion regarding the relationship between Agent Orange and primary amyloidosis.
The deciding factor: The VA needs a more specific medical opinion linking the veteran's amyloidosis to his exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- primary amyloidosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0102625
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides while stationed in Thailand during his service, and therefore, primary amyloidosis, which is a disease associated with such exposure, can be considered as service-connected. The cause of death, primary amyloidosis, is thus deemed service-connected.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that his amyloidosis was not caused by or related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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