The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to herbicides and service connection determinations.
The deciding factor: VA failed to fully develop the Veteran’s claim regarding his claimed in-service exposure to herbicide agents, which is necessary to determine if he is entitled to presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, bilateral leg disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, liver disability, pancreatic disability, spleen disability, skin cancer, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18153169
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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