The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to herbicide exposure, including for cardiomyopathy, high blood pressure, multiple melanomas, and PTSD. The VA is instructed to obtain all outstanding medical records from private providers and VA facilities.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to obtain additional relevant medical evidence before a final determination can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiomyopathy, high blood pressure, multiple melanomas
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19136143
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Decisions by this judge: 2,036 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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