The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and a kidney condition due to further efforts being warranted to verify the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides used in Agent Orange during his active service.
The deciding factor: Further efforts are needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicides containing one of the listed chemical agents used in Agent Orange during his service at Baumholder, Germany and possibly Fort Lee, Virginia.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, a kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23026219
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any related exposure.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection were dismissed due to his death.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes) and hypertension. The Board found that there was no in-service disease or injury related to these conditions and that they are not otherwise related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for diabetes and heart disability due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's conditions are related to exposure to commercial herbicides during service.
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