The Veteran's nerve disabilities and respiratory disability are remanded for further examination to determine their etiology, including whether they are related to service or herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions, particularly their relationship to service and herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve disability of the left upper extremity, nerve disability of the right upper extremity, nerve disability of the left lower extremity, nerve disability of the right lower extremity, respiratory disability, to include pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148080
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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