The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and Type II diabetes mellitus as secondary to exposure to herbicide agents need further investigation due to lack of information regarding the ships' locations in the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to determine if the ships were indeed in the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the Republic of Vietnam and whether herbicide agents were present aboard U.S.S. Yorktown.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), Type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145356
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left foot bursitis and coronary artery disease, as well as special monthly compensation based on housebound status.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that Type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension, which are presumed to have resulted from herbicide exposure during service, contributed substantially to his demise.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's in-service toxic exposure risk activities, including jet fuel and other fuels, to determine if they contributed to his cause of death.
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