The Board remands the issues of earlier effective dates for various conditions associated with herbicide exposure, including squamous cell lung cancer and coronary artery disease, as well as peripheral neuropathy in multiple extremities.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) following a timely notice of disagreement regarding the March 2017 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell lung cancer/malignant neoplasm associated with herbicide exposure, coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy, left (minor) upper extremity, radial, median and ulnar nerve, peripheral neuropathy, right (major) upper extremity, radial, median and ulnar nerve, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, femoral nerve, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24031651
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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 the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for coronary artery disease is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction is granted on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Korea.
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