Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection for cause of death. The Veteran's death was not granted service connection based on presumption, but direct service connection is still being considered.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred because a medical opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's death and Agent Orange exposure has not been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant neoplasm of brain, sepsis due to pseudomonas, obstructive uropathy, hyperlipidemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004539
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