The Board remands the issues of service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and diabetic neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities due to a lack of evidence supporting the Veteran's claimed exposure to Agent Orange. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The Board requires additional development to verify the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicide agents, particularly in Vietnam, before making a decision on the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer, Diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), Diabetic neuropathy right upper extremity, Diabetic neuropathy right lower extremity, Diabetic neuropathy left upper extremity, Diabetic neuropathy left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004039
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.
- Granted
The Board restored the Veteran's 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected prostate cancer, effective September 1, 2024.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an appropriate VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's DMII, as the AOJ failed to properly notify the Veteran of a scheduled examination.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, while denying service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and nuclear sclerosis and dry eye syndrome.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection and higher initial rating were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.
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