The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to their potential relationship with in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence suggests that the Veteran's current neurological disabilities may be related to his presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents, as he reported numbness during service which could indicate a possible onset or exacerbation of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Chloracne, Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23039673
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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 service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities and the TDIU claim prior to July 12, 2011. The Veteran's disabilities alone did not render him unemployable at that time.
- Granted
Service connection for GERD is granted and a 10% rating for hypertension is granted.,Disfiguring scars of the face secondary to chloracne are granted with a 30% rating from August 6, 2020. A separate 20% rating for painful scars of the face secondary to chloracne is granted. From June 19, 2025, a higher rating for disfiguring scars of the face and painful scars of the right groin secondary to chloracne are denied.,An increased 20% rating for chloracne is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy, left and right lower extremities due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is rated at 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy in all extremities is being remanded for further evaluation and potential rescheduling of VA examinations.
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