The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, Parkinson’s disease, and prostate cancer due to exposure to chemicals during active service. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with new evidence and opinions from a qualified clinician.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is not presumptive service connection for exposure to pesticides or insecticides but remanded the case for further development including obtaining VA and private treatment records, and providing an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's conditions based on his in-service chemical exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus (DM), Parkinson’s disease, residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21001999
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, finding no evidence that the Veteran's condition was related to his active military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer as secondary to the service-connected hypertension and granted a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities from March 19, 2024. Other claims were denied.
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