The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include back disability, respiratory infections, obstructive sleep apnea, derma fibrosarcoma (presumptively related to herbicide exposure), peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities, all of which are presumed to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence and need for further examination regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his assertions and medical records indicating potential service onset or aggravation of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, respiratory disability (claimed as respiratory infections), obstructive sleep apnea, derma fibrosarcoma, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19129821
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.
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