The Board has denied service connection for liver disorder, respiratory disorder, abdominal disability, and skin disability. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver disorder, Respiratory disorder, Abdominal disability, Skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074271
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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