The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for further development due to alleged herbicide exposure in Thailand. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including diabetes and peripheral neuropathy, all claimed as secondary to herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported potential herbicide exposure while stationed at Camp Samae San and working at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand, but the VA has not yet verified this exposure. The claims are remanded for further investigation into the alleged exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes), cellulitis, bilateral lower extremities, coronary artery disease with angina, deep vein thrombosis, left lower extremity, deep vein thrombosis, right lower extremity, myocardial infarction, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- A19000334
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for spinal stenosis, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disability to obtain further development, including adequate VA examinations and opinions.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and initial rating claims has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
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