The Board has remanded the case due to potential issues with presumptive exposure to herbicide agents while serving aboard U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard in Vietnam, and for obtaining VA treatment records from West Palm Beach VAMC.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional factual development regarding the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- severe atherosclerotic obstruction of the left anterior descending coronary artery
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004162
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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The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis based on the PACT Act.
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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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