The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 50% rating. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for respiratory condition, colitis, and prostate gland hypertrophy due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine if any of these conditions are related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Anxiety Disorder), Respiratory Condition (to include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)), Colitis, Prostate Gland Hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20050585
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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.
What you can do next
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