The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of prostatectomy and parkinsonism due to alleged herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam. The appeal is pending until further verification can be provided regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran served within the Republic of Vietnam, including its territorial sea, for purposes of presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatectomy, parkinsonism
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19138472
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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