The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a VA examination to determine if any of his claimed disabilities are related to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at Fort McClellan, Alabama.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is necessary to address the relationship between the Veteran's conceded exposure to PCBs and any of his claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability, respiratory disability to include bronchitis, Graves' disease, leukoplakia, Raynaud's disease, skin disability, nail disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21026195
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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