The Board has granted the appellant's request to reopen her claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, and has determined that new and material evidence has been received. The Board also found that there is a reasonable possibility that the Veteran's sarcoidosis had its onset in service or within one year of separation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence suggests that the Veteran may have developed sarcoidosis shortly after his discharge from active duty, which could be related to exposure to herbicides during service.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis, bronchiectasis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19125922
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sarcoidosis as additional development is necessary.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for major depressive disorder, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and a gastrointestinal disability due to untimeliness of the VA Form 10182. The appeal for service connection for sarcoidosis was denied based on the lack of evidence supporting a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to revision of prior rating decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for further development.
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