Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development to verify the Veteran's claimed herbicide exposure while stationed in Korea from September 1967 to October 1968.
The deciding factor: The file does not reflect substantial compliance with prior remand directives, specifically regarding verification of weapons monitoring centers and Redstone contractor involvement at the DMZ.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease (IHD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25014893
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