Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether his fatal hepatocellular carcinoma was related to his in-service asbestos exposure and other duties.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred as the AOJ did not obtain an adequate TERA memorandum or medical opinion, given the Veteran's conceded in-service exposure to asbestos under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094933
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