The Board remands the claim for further evidentiary development to confirm the Veteran's status under the Blue Water Navy Act and ensure compliance with the duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error related to the lack of signed documentation confirming the Veteran's eligibility under the Blue Water Navy Act.
- Claimed conditions
- monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010370
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A25010370.
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.
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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, finding that the evidence does not support a link to in-service exposure or injury.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) was denied. The claim for service connection for sarcoidosis was remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in the Republic of Vietnam, as provided by the PACT Act.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 20 percent. The Board finds a 40 percent rating is warranted for his diabetes mellitus as he requires insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities.
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