The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to a lack of certain reports regarding herbicide agent exposure at Fort Drum.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as the reports necessary to determine herbicide agent exposure are missing from the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- lung condition, colorectal cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24017243
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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.
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