Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a heart condition to ensure full compliance with the statutory duty to assist. The issue was remanded for an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's heart condition is due to his in-service toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) and whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that previous VA opinions were inadequate and did not provide a thorough rationale supported by the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25000606
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