The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions and evidence regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection, including his exposure to Agent Orange. The issues of radiculopathy in the bilateral upper extremities, rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis B, tinnitus, and depression are all pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has been exposed to herbicides while in Thailand during the Vietnam War and remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy in the Bilateral Upper Extremities, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hepatitis B, Tinnitus, Depression
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18100847
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