Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to less than substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not fully comply with the February 2024 remand directives, particularly in obtaining records from the CDC.
- Claimed conditions
- AL amyloidosis, angioedema, respiratory disorder (COPD, chronic bronchitis), type II diabetes mellitus (DM2), neurological disorder (peripheral neuropathy, LUE), neurological disorder (peripheral neuropathy, RUE), neurological disorder (peripheral neuropathy, LLE), neurological disorder (peripheral neuropathy, RLE)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001280
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