The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, depression, and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in service.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to verify the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty service from February 1968 to March 1969.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Depression, Neuropathy of the lower extremities, Neuropathy of the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062202
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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