The Board has determined that additional development is needed to confirm the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and to obtain all relevant medical records. The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy may be related to his in-service surgery, Agent Orange exposure, or service-connected hiatal hernia.
The deciding factor: The Board requires further evidence to determine if the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during service and to confirm the nature of his peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143542
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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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