The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's anosmia, specifically whether it is related to herbicide agent exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a lack of sufficient medical evidence to determine the relationship between the Veteran's anosmia and his service or presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- anosmia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19138069
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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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