Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart disease and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA examination reports were found inadequate as they did not address all relevant exposure bases, including asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disease, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106471
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