The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) was denied due to his nonservice-connected lung cancer and diabetes. The case is being remanded to consider the raised claims of service connection for lung cancer and diabetes, which may affect the RH insurance claim.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the current denial of RH insurance due to the veteran's nonservice-connected lung cancer and diabetes, and the need to determine if these conditions are related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lung cancer, diabetes
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0123548
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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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