The Board remands the claims for service connection for blood clots in the chest and left leg, to include as due to herbicide exposure or the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, for further development.
The deciding factor: Further development is required regarding direct service connection as a theory of entitlement, including obtaining an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's claimed conditions related to his presumed exposure to herbicides during service in Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- blood clots in the chest, blood clots in the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24031455
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
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