Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for Stargardt's disease to obtain a supplemental opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension has aggravated his condition and whether his exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam may have aggravated his hereditary Stargardt's disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate as it only addressed causation, not aggravation, and there is no evidence of a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Stargardt's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101812
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