The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous instructions. The appeal is for reopening a claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, and determining if he was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further development regarding the circumstances of the Veteran's service and exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004419
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
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