Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease (IHD), due to an incomplete military personnel record and the need for further development of evidence related to exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to obtain the Veteran's complete military personnel records from his Army National Guard unit of assignment, as it is unclear if he had additional periods of active service during which he may have been exposed to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD), Heart disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109825
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