Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for further development to determine if the Veteran's service on the USS Oklahoma City placed him in the territorial waters of Vietnam, which would allow for a presumption of exposure to herbicide agents under the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service aboard the USS Oklahoma City.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016141
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