Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) because the VA examiner did not provide an adequate rationale. The Board ordered additional medical opinions and records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the December 2022 VA examiner failed to give an adequate rationale, as the examiner did not acknowledge or discuss whether Veteran suffered from hypertension or coronary artery disease that was a principal or contributory cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, residuals, fracture, ribs, left seventh and eighth, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to include alcohol dependence, tinnitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006522
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