The Board has remanded the claims for prostate carcinoma, peripheral neuropathy, heart disorder (including ischemic heart disease), and carotid artery disease with blurred vision and numbness to side of face, arm, and leg with dizziness and loss of coordination due to herbicide exposure during service in Korea.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is required to verify the Veteran's herbicide exposure and determine the etiology of his current heart disorder (other than ischemic heart disease and LVH).
- Claimed conditions
- prostate carcinoma, peripheral neuropathy, heart disorder (including ischemic heart disease), carotid artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107094
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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