Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, but remanded claims for boils/cyst lower extremities/back, bilateral hearing loss, and left knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a nexus between the claimed conditions and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Boils/cyst lower extremities/back, Bilateral hearing loss, Left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105057
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