The Board remands the claims for service connection for thyroid nodules and a bladder disorder due to a duty to assist error, specifically related to exposure to Agent Orange during service in Japan and South Korea.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as there was a failure to assist by not attempting to obtain records from relevant agencies regarding potential exposure to Agent Orange, and the VA bladder examination opinions were found inadequate due to lack of consideration of significant evidence and failure to address aggravation questions.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid nodules, bladder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016714
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