Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability, left sciatic nerve damage, and right sciatic nerve damage to address the Veteran's contention of exposure to environmental toxins while deployed in South Korea.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to confirm the Veteran's exposure to any additional chemical agents, including herbicide agents, in Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- valvular heart disease, left sciatic nerve damage, right sciatic nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094318
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