The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and kidney condition due to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran is also being asked to provide more information about his alleged service in Vietnam for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s military records do not confirm his claimed service in Vietnam, which may affect the determination of whether he was exposed to herbicides during service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Irregular Heartbeat","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"High Cholesterol","claimed_condition":false,"diagnosis":"Not a disability for VA purposes"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus Type II","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":"Due to herbicide agent exposure"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":"Due to herbicide agent exposure"}, {"condition_name":"Kidney Condition","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":"Due to herbicide agent exposure"}, {"condition_name":"Skin Condition","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Hand Tremors","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Hand Condition","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Condition","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Condition","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Condition","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Condition","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder Arthritis","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Shoulder Arthritis","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Lower Bilateral Gout","claimed_condition":true,"diagnosis":null}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19188811
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's left eye condition is related to service, as it found that the condition did not preexist service.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis based on the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are related to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
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