Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is necessary to determine if the Veteran's in-service symptoms could have been early manifestations of multiple sclerosis or if hazardous material exposure at Fort McClellan could have caused or contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple sclerosis, Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103710
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