Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II, secondary to herbicide agent exposure, are remanded. The Board found a pre-decisional duty to assist error due to missing medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board remanded the claims because there were outstanding VA and private treatment records that had not been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005683
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