The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to mustard agent, as there is insufficient evidence regarding his claimed exposures and resulting conditions.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting reports about the Veteran’s alleged mustard agent exposure during Operation Red Hat in Okinawa, making it difficult to verify his exposure history.
- Claimed conditions
- right forearm disorder, left forearm disorder, keratitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185653
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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