The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure at RTAFBs. The Veteran's claim will be further developed with a request for additional details and possible JSRRC review.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure at RTAFBs prevents a determination on the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory problems, skin condition, metabolism disorder, neuropathy of the bilateral upper and bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105041
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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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