Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for partial prostatectomy scars and remanded the claims for service connection, increased rating for MDD, and TDIU due to duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's partial prostatectomy scars did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes. The claims for service connection were remanded as there were duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the decisions on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute peripheral neuropathy, Skin melanoma, Blood clots, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Kidney cancer, Major depressive disorder, severe, chronic, with anxious distress (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093558
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