Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer to correct duty-to-assist errors, including a formal finding on exposure to Agent Orange and obtaining additional medical records.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to incomplete duty-to-assist requirements, specifically regarding exposure to Agent Orange and obtaining relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108202
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