Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal to obtain a medical opinion and readjudicate the claim of entitlement to eligibility for benefits under PCAFC.
The deciding factor: The AOJ's August 2021 decision was based on invalid legal criteria, specifically regarding 'supervision, protection, or instruction,' which is now considered legally invalid by the Federal Circuit.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104518
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