The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart disease and type II diabetes mellitus, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents, for further development.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to verify the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Korea between January 3, 1969 and February 2, 1970, and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the conditions at issue on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22001452
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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- Denied
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