Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's cause of death is linked to his presumed in-service exposure to an herbicide agent such as Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: A reasonable possibility exists that a medical opinion on the issue presented, if favorable, would aid in substantiating the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- peritoneal carcinomatosis, metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099269
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