The Veteran's claim for service connection for polyarteritis nodosa, to include as due to herbicide exposure, is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a hearing and has not withdrawn his request. The case must be handled in an expeditious manner.
- Claimed conditions
- polyarteritis nodosa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1338868
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected polyarteritis nodosa of the left and right lower extremity is rated at 60 percent, effective June 9, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations, particularly regarding his bilateral hip replacement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and needs further examination to determine if the Veteran's polyarteritis nodosa is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus or any in-service exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran claims service connection for polyarteritis nodosa, to include as due to herbicide exposure. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination and further development.
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