The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional verification of his exposure to herbicide agents and further examination for heart conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional efforts must be made to verify whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service, including through requests from the Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC).
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes, chronic kidney disease stage III, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, atherosclerotic heart disease, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease left lower extremity, peripheral vascular disease right lower extremity, platelet dysfunction, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), chronic gout, allergic rhinitis, pulmonary obstruction, obstructive sleep apnea, malignant melanomas
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21022977
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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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