The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service in Korea. The VA is required to seek confirmation from the JSRRC for verification of the Veteran’s exposure to herbicide agents, including proximity to the DMZ, for the entire period from October 1970 to August 1971.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service in Korea and ordered further development to confirm this information.
- Claimed conditions
- hypoxic brain injury, acute renal failure, cardiac arrest
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 19162394
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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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