The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for skin cancer, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and cardiovascular disorder due to exposure to herbicides. The VA examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was asked to opine on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's current heart condition(s) had its onset in, or is otherwise attributable to, his period of active service, including as a result of herbicide exposure. The examiner should also address the June 1971 service treatment records referencing premature ventricular contractions/ventricular parasystole.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin cancer, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Cardiovascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033524
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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.
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