The Board has determined that further development is needed to verify the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during service aboard the U.S.S. Klondike, and as a result, the claim of service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not enough verified evidence to determine if the Veteran served within the 12 nautical miles of the territorial sea of the Republic of Vietnam, which would qualify him for presumptive service connection under the expanded definition provided by Procopio v. Wilkie (en banc).
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, Myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125609
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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