Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claims for service connection for aplastic anemia and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need to verify where the Veteran served in Southeast Asia, which may include Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Verification of the Veteran's service location is necessary to determine if he was exposed to herbicide agents or experienced relevant stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Aplastic Anemia, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Anxiety, Depression, Alzheimer's Dementia, PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096316
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