The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding service connection for a hip injury, liver condition (claimed as hepatitis C due to CLCW), and diabetes mellitus, Type II. The claims are currently pending.
The deciding factor: The claims are inextricably intertwined with each other and require additional development to determine if the Veteran served within the 12-nautical mile territorial sea of the Republic of Vietnam for herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hip injury, liver condition (claimed as hepatitis C due to CLCW), diabetes mellitus, Type II
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20009939
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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
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