Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically to obtain a retrospective medical opinion regarding the Veteran's potential exposure to herbicides and other toxins during service.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to the lack of a medical opinion addressing the possible relationship between the Veteran's heart disease and/or GBM and his claimed exposure to herbicides, as well as to comply with the statutory duty outlined in the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), heart disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25012268
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