The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, left and right lower extremity neuropathy due to herbicide exposure. The claims are being returned for additional development including addendum medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The claims involve service connection on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, which requires an examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension), Neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18152298
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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
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and remanded the claim for further development regarding neuropathy of the left lower extremity.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date than July 3, 2019, for awards of service connection for neuropathy in each lower extremity as a matter of law.
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