The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional information regarding herbicide agent exposure in Korea.
The deciding factor: Additional verification of herbicide agent exposure is required as the period of presumed exposure does not align with the Veteran's service dates.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye disability, ischemic heart disease (IHD), bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104278
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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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