The Board has granted the reopening of the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease. The claims are remanded to determine if there is a medical nexus between these conditions and herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran suggests an in-service exposure to herbicides which may be associated with his current diagnoses of multiple sclerosis, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20049881
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining records of the Appellant's reserve component service and conducting a VA examination to determine if her multiple sclerosis is related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
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