The Board has not provided a determination on the service connection claim for ITP, but has remanded it due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives regarding herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address if the Veteran's ITP is related to herbicide exposure as per the previous remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20012468
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and an upper respiratory disability, but denied service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney disease, finding no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea, upper respiratory disability, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) to ensure adequate due process and readjudication based on new evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), claimed as a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, is granted due to his Persian Gulf War service.
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