Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error and the need to verify toxic exposure at Fort McClellan.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct a duty to assist error related to verifying toxic exposure at Fort McClellan and obtaining an examination for a bilateral foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, anxiety, bilateral foot condition, bilateral hearing loss disability, bilateral uveitis, cataracts, depression, hypertension (previously characterized as high blood pressure), immune disorder, left eye glaucoma, migraine headaches, neuropathy, left lower extremity, neuropathy, right lower extremity, sarcoidosis, sinusitis, sleep apnea, thyroid disability (previously characterized as thyroid nodular disease), tinnitus, type II diabetes mellitus, vitiligo
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017389
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