The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's herbicide exposure and his cause of death. The appellant contends that the Veteran's cause of death was caused by herbicide exposure while stationed in Guam.
The deciding factor: An additional VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's cause of death is related to his conceded herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple cerebral vascular accident (stroke), peripheral vascular disease, metastatic disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24044986
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DM) and coronary artery disease (CAD), finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his active duty at Fort McClellan. The Board also found support for secondary service connection for diabetic neuropathy of various extremities, peripheral vascular disease, and gastroparesis as secondary to DM.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death while the appeal was pending.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for peripheral vascular disease, finding it is related to the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease with coronary artery bypass graft residuals.
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