The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, are denied. The Board has found the Veteran's claims for lumbar DDD, cervical DDD, BUE peripheral neuropathy, BLE peripheral neuropathy, a skin condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to be inextricably intertwined with his exposure to toxic exposures at Fort McClellan and thus remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence of current disabilities or service connection for the conditions he claims are related to his military service and toxic exposures at Fort McClellan.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, lumbar DDD, cervical DDD, BUE peripheral neuropathy, BLE peripheral neuropathy, skin condition (claimed as rashes on neck and chest), acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145728
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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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