The Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn. The TDIU claim is denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus secondary to herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claims, and the TDIU claim was denied as there are no service-connected disabilities. The Board has remanded the issues regarding service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus secondary to herbicide agent exposure due to lack of verification of in-service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hypercholesterolemia, gall bladder removal, hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186737
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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- Denied
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