Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of coronary artery disease due to herbicide exposure is remanded. The VA needs to obtain all relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to take reasonable steps to obtain all relevant treatment records from the providers mentioned by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001175
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