The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the claims.
The deciding factor: Further verification of service on the land mass of the Republic of Vietnam is required, as well as clarification of any Coast Guard service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus Type II, coronary artery disease (claimed as a heart condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0904703
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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