The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding a link between herbicide exposure and the Veteran's spleen disorders, including immune thrombocarpentia (ITP).
The deciding factor: The VA contract examiner’s opinion was inadequate as it did not address the Veteran's contention that his spleen enlargement was related to service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of spleen disorder, immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177238
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Decisions by this judge: 2,287 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
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