Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and cataracts, as due to exposure to herbicide agents, prior to August 10, 2022, for further development.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain private treatment records and provide an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, cataracts of both eyes
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25015058
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