Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded all issues on appeal, including service connection for various cancers and peripheral neuropathies, due to missing medical records and the need for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that relevant VA treatment records were not associated with the claims file prior to the rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, colon cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremities, right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007603
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