The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bladder tumor and prostate condition due to claimed exposure to herbicide agents. The decision is pending further development regarding whether the Veteran served within the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it was not clear whether the USS ENTERPRISE served within the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of Vietnam, and thus additional development is required to determine if the Veteran's service placed him within this area.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder tumor (malignant glomus), Prostate condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148865
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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.
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