Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded the claim for further development to correct a duty to assist error. A new TERA memorandum considering all periods of service must be obtained.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on contradictory findings in previous TERA memorandums regarding herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right heart failure, pulmonary hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002101
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