The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and additional development of records. The Veteran's heart condition, peripheral neuropathy, and vascular disease are all being reviewed.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were not adequate in addressing the claimed conditions and their relationship to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, ischemic heart disease (including coronary artery disease), peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity, peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22067469
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
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