Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded the claims for higher ratings of diabetes and hypertension, requiring further evaluation of service connection theories beyond the PACT Act presumption.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA did not adequately address all theories of service connection and provided an inadequate medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II (DM2), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006334
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