The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including skin disorders of the feet and neurological disorders of various extremities. The effective dates for granting service connection are also being reviewed.
The deciding factor: The claims have been remanded due to the need for further examination and evaluation regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current conditions and their relationship to his military service, particularly in relation to presumed herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus"}, {"condition_name":"Heart Disability (Ischemic Heart Disease)"}, {"condition_name":"Skin Disorder of the Bilateral Feet"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological Disorder of the Left Upper Extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological Disorder of the Right Upper Extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological Disorder of the Left Lower Extremity"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological Disorder of the Right Lower Extremity"}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132589
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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- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis based on the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are related to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
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