The Veteran's inclusion body myositis is granted as service connected due to the benefit of doubt, with no evidence of herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion found that environmental triggers including herbicide agent exposure can play a significant role in the development of inclusion body myositis and supports a relationship between the Veteran's condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Inclusion body myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063133
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's inclusion body myositis, right and left hip limitations of motion, and loss of use of the right hand prior to certain dates, while denying an increased rating for a right hand disability since August 14, 2023.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates as they were part of a pending Legacy appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's inclusion body myositis. The Veteran asserts his condition is related to exposure to herbicide agents during service, but the VA examiners did not adequately address this claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there are outstanding VA and private treatment records for the Veteran's conditions, including his inclusion body myositis and peripheral neuropathy. The claims are remanded to obtain these records and to secure VA opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.
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