The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic hepatitis and a neurologic disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions and evidence are needed to determine if the veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hepatitis, neurologic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0600762
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that chronic hepatitis incurred during active service led to primary biliary cirrhosis and ultimately caused hemorrhage from esophageal varices.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic hepatitis was granted a disability rating of 40 percent, effective February 11, 2005.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and his death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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