Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and erectile dysfunction due to conflicting evidence and inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for a reconciled memorandum addressing exposure to herbicide agents and an adequate medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease (CAD), erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000891
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