The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicides, including tremors, lung disease, and right leg pain. The Veteran is also seeking a higher initial rating for his heart disability.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded as there is insufficient evidence or examination to determine the etiology of the claimed conditions related to service-connected exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors to include of the head and hands, lung disease, right leg pain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22036083
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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.
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