The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for lung, neck, throat, lip, heart, and jaw disorders due to new medical evidence associating these conditions with his in-service exposure to Agent Orange. The case is remanded for further examination and development.
The deciding factor: New medical opinions have linked the veteran's diagnosed lung, neck, throat, lip, heart, and jaw disorders to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder, neck disorder, throat disorder, lip disorder, heart disorder, jaw disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2005
- Citation
- 0500222
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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 claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as higher levels of special monthly compensation.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disorder, specifically atrial fibrillation, due to exposure to herbicide agents during active duty service in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error, as there was no adjudicative determination from which the Veteran could file a notice of disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart disorder, stroke residuals, sleep apnea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) to obtain addendum opinions addressing specific risk factors.
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