The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional information and examinations regarding his claimed conditions, particularly concerning his exposure to herbicides during service.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded because there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicides in Vietnam or Marine Corps records have not been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (claimed as ischemic heart disease), visual impairment (claimed as vision loss), a colon condition (claimed as post right hemicolectomy)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19155732
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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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