Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to environmental hazards, including burn pit exposure.
The deciding factor: A complete record is necessary to resolve the claims, and additional evidence may be obtained through requests for treatment records from McLeod Hospice House.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of the Veteran's death claimed as the result of exposure to environmental hazards
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101408
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