The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability and respiratory disorder, both claimed as due to exposure to herbicides during service, are denied. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and PTSD is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's current skin and respiratory disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service due to lack of medical evidence linking them to exposure to herbicides during service. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder and PTSD is being remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder, Skin disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0414669
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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.
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