The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral leg condition, shortness of breath, liver condition, rash around scrotum, and itching between toes due to herbicide exposure. The VA examiner is requested to provide an opinion regarding the relationship of these conditions to active military service.
The deciding factor: The prior examination was inadequate as it did not address the etiology of the claimed conditions without resorting to mere speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg condition, rash around the scrotum, liver condition, itching between toes, shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18143356
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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.
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