Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to determine when and if the appellant applied for SSA benefits in connection with the Veteran's death, as this could potentially affect the effective date of the award.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain additional evidence regarding the timing of the appellant's application for SSA survivor benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108074
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