The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, and chronic kidney disease due to a need for additional development of evidence regarding exposure to toxic substances during service.
The deciding factor: The failure to obtain an examination and adequate medical opinions constitute pre-decisional duty to assist errors, and therefore a remand is warranted. Additionally, the Board finds that failure to develop for alleged exposure to toxins constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and therefore a remand is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, chronic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015918
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