The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for recurrent epistaxis and hypertension due to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The Veteran's right great toe arthritis is granted, but his other conditions remain under review.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not provide sufficient information on the etiology of the Veteran's current conditions without further examination and analysis.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the right great toe, recurrent epistaxis to include as due to herbicide exposure, hypertension to include as due to herbicide exposure
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1027933
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for pes planus. However, the remaining claims of service connection for foot disability (other than pes planus), scoliosis, and back pain are remanded due to need for additional development.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 20 percent for osteoarthritis of the right great toe from September 1, 2010. A higher rating is denied.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence of frostbite or right great toe fracture during service, and the current conditions are not related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for osteoarthritis of the right great toe, finding that there was no intent to apply for this condition prior to April 2, 2003.
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