Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left and right lower extremity sciatic idiopathic neuropathy to obtain medical opinions on whether these conditions are related to herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error occurred because medical opinions addressing the nexus between the veteran's neuropathies and herbicide exposure were not obtained before the decision on appeal was issued.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity sciatic idiopathic neuropathy, right lower extremity sciatic idiopathic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004332
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