The Board has remanded the cases due to a previous decision denying service connection for peripheral neuropathy as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, an increased evaluation for hypertension, and an increased evaluation for bronchitis and COPD. The cases will be reconsidered by the Board.
The deciding factor: The Court ordered the Board to vacate and remand these claims due to a previous denial of service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, bronchitis and COPD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0121540
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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
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