The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a conflict in the May 2005 VA examination report regarding whether the Veteran's current Buerger's disease is attributable to his period of active duty, including his in-service tobacco use.
The deciding factor: The Court found that clarification was needed on the relationship between the Veteran's in-service tobacco use and his current Buerger's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Buerger's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1614002
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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 remands the case for a medical opinion from a physician specializing in environmental health and toxic exposures to address the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, specifically regarding its relation to service and exposure to Agent Orange.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, specifically related to exposure to herbicides or radiation therapy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, including whether it is related to his service-connected tonsil cancer and exposure to Agent Orange.
- Granted
The Veteran's Buerger's disease is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
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