The Board has determined that additional development is needed to fully consider the veteran's DIC claim, including obtaining medical records and verifying his exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to substantiate the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Agent Orange exposure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0409615
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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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