The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's allegations of exposure to Agent Orange and ionizing radiation, as well as his current diagnoses of diabetes mellitus, heart disorder, hypertension, bilateral neuropathy of the upper extremities, eye disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The VA is required to obtain additional military records and provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection were remanded due to incomplete information in his case file and the need for further medical examination to determine if his current diagnoses are related to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents or radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, heart disorder, hypertension, bilateral neuropathy of the upper extremities, eye disorder, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20012574
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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
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