The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for anemia and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to presumed herbicide agent exposure during his military service in Vietnam. The VA examinations did not address whether these conditions are related to herbicide exposure, so further development is needed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims were remanded for additional development as the VA examinations did not address the relationship between the claimed disabilities and presumed herbicide agent exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165481
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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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