Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for diabetes mellitus, type II due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error was found regarding the U.S.S. Constellation and U.S.S. Coral Sea deck logs, necessitating a remand for further review and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094357
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