The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and rating of diabetic nephropathy due to inadequate opinions regarding herbicide agent exposure. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion on herbicide agent exposure was inadequate, based solely on non-presumptive conditions and not considering service connection for aggravation of pre-existing disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, back disability, left pelvic disability, diabetic nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20034343
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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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