The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, which is presumed to be related to exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were deemed insufficient and factually deficient by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- Buerger's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23004134
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a medical opinion from a physician specializing in environmental health and toxic exposures to address the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, specifically regarding its relation to service and exposure to Agent Orange.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, specifically related to exposure to herbicides or radiation therapy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, including whether it is related to his service-connected tonsil cancer and exposure to Agent Orange.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Buerger's disease is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
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