The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including their potential relationship to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to obtain relevant medical records and expert opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's conditions in relation to his service and exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, dementia, depression, skin lesions, benign prostatic enlargement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906767
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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