The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder and prostate cancer to obtain additional evidence regarding in-service herbicide exposure, including deck logs of the Veteran's ships.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to verify the Veteran's claimed in-service herbicide exposure and to determine the etiology of his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22000862
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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