The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy in the left, right lower extremity, and right upper extremity to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The Board finds a pre-decisional duty to assist error due to insufficient research on the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Prostate cancer, Erectile dysfunction, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25029624
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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