The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether amyloidosis was caused by exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam. The appellant's claim will be readjudicated based on this additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if amyloidosis can be linked to the veteran's military service due to potential exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Amyloidosis, Primary pulmonary hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0427951
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence of radiation exposure or participation in a radiation-risk activity during his active service. The Board also found that the Veteran's conditions did not have a causal connection to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his underlying conditions of multiple myeloma and amyloidosis, which are at least in equipoise with exposure to benzene during service. The claim for service connection for cause of death is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the Board finds no evidence to support claims for radiation or herbicide agent exposure. The Board also found insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's amyloidosis and subsequent congestive heart failure and restrictive cardiomyopathy to his in-service asbestos exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA examination and a need for additional opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether it is related to in-service asbestos exposure.
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