The Board remands the case to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama in 1979 and to obtain an opinion on the etiology of his DM II.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that VA committed a pre-decisional error by failing to follow the procedures for verifying herbicide exposure and failed to obtain an opinion to determine whether the Veteran's DM II is related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- DM II (Diabetes Mellitus Type II)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064742
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Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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