Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and effective dates due to insufficient evidence of herbicide exposure, and issues related to ratings and TDIU.
The deciding factor: Insufficient location information was obtained from the Military Records Research Center (MRRC) to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicide agents in Korea, necessitating further development.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorder, renal cell carcinoma, hypertension, skin disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy (to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus), right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25012376
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