Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disorder, hypertension, and AL amyloidosis due to an incomplete duty to assist regarding potential herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to verify potential herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disorder, to include cardiomyopathy, coronary artery stenosis, pacemaker and stent placement, atrial fibrillation, or coronary artery disease, Hypertension, AL amyloidosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105244
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