The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development as outlined in M21-1 regarding claims for service connection based on herbicide exposure in locations other than Vietnam or the DMZ in Korea.
The deciding factor: Further development of the case is warranted due to the need to verify potential herbicide exposure during the veteran's service in Thailand, which was not addressed in the initial denial by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0814771
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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