The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy, meningioma, hypertension, stroke, and dizziness due to hypertension. The claims are being reviewed to determine if there is sufficient evidence linking these conditions to herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has not been assessed with early onset peripheral neuropathy but still requires VA examinations to determine the etiology of his bilateral leg weakness, meningioma, hypertension, stroke, and dizziness resulting from hypertension. The presumption of herbicide exposure applies in these cases.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral neuropathy, meningioma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178261
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for meningioma, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to Agent Orange exposure during his service in Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for meningioma to ensure compliance with VA's statutory duties under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (PACT Act) and to obtain a new examination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for trigeminal neuralgia and meningioma, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether these conditions were related to an injury during ACDUTRA.
- Granted
The Board granted the restoration of service connection for hypertension, as the grant was not clear and unmistakable error. The claims for diabetes, hypothyroidism, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy were remanded due to duty to assist errors.
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