The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed conditions and their relationship to military service, particularly exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA procedures extended special consideration of herbicide agent exposure on a factual basis for U.S. Air Force veterans who served near the air base perimeter, including the Veteran's service at Korat RTAFB.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy (facial), Barret's esophagus, Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24005221
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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
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asthma, GERD, hiatal hernia, Barret's esophagus, and sleep apnea as there is no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disabilities and in-service exposure to toxins.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for Barret's esophagus and hiatal hernia with GERD based on the Veteran's persistent symptoms of epigastric distress, dysphagia, pyrosis, regurgitation, substernal pain, sleep disturbance, nausea, and vomiting.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, including as secondary to arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with repair. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on new evidence and an updated medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, previously claimed as lymph nodes cancer, due to herbicide exposure during his service in Thailand. The condition is presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure.
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