The Board denied service connection for a vitamin D deficiency and remanded claims for coronary artery disease, status post femoral bypass, chronic kidney disease, and anemia due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The May 2025 VA medical opinion stated that it is less likely than not that the Veteran's vitamin D deficiency is related to his toxic exposure risk activity (TERA), while remanding claims for coronary artery disease, status post femoral bypass, chronic kidney disease, and anemia due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- vitamin D deficiency, coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction with hypertensive heart condition or heart failure, status post femoral bypass, chronic kidney disease, anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110749
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