The Board denied the Veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and skin disability, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the Veteran’s claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and skin disability, including presumed exposure to herbicides during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability (allergic rhinitis with a history of asthma and sinusitis), skin disability (dermatitis)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20024587
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What this means for you
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including skin disability, peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, PTSD, and TDIU. The decision is based on insufficient evidence for some of these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease (CAD), right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, vision loss (diabetic retinopathy), and a skin disability (dermatitis).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, skin disability, respiratory disorder, and peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity are all found to be related to service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.
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