Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, colon cancer, and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss to secure additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims must be remanded to consider the theory of entitlement based on toxic exposure risk activities under the PACT Act due to a lack of VA examination addressing this theory.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus, colon cancer, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25014366
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