Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, as secondary to prostate cancer, due to a pre-decisional error of the duty to assist under the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is required to determine if there is a nexus between the Veteran's claimed disabilities and his exposure to herbicides during service in the Panama Canal Zone, as mandated by the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010400
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