The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. �� 1805 and 1822 for a child born with spina bifida is remanded due to the need to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The appellant's mother served in Thailand, but there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during this service.
- Claimed conditions
- spina bifida myelomeningocele
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22060367
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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.
What you can do next
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