The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for various conditions, DIC claims, and substitution into pending claims. The appellant's claims are being reviewed in light of her presumed exposure to herbicides during service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the appellant's claim of presumptive service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Residuals from stroke, Lung cancer, Esophageal cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145924
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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