The Veteran's service connection for coronary artery disease is granted as a presumptive disability associated with herbicide exposure. The examiner should be asked to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s peripheral vascular disease is also related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The July 2012 VA examination report indicated that the same process causing the Veteran's coronary artery disease (presumed due to herbicide exposure) may also cause his peripheral vascular disease, but this relationship needs further clarification from the examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18103704
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Korea.
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