Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various cancers and eye conditions due to an alleged failure to properly investigate toxic exposures during service, including at Fort Wainwright.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to conduct exhaustive development to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to toxic materials during service, specifically considering evidence of contamination at Fort Wainwright.
- Claimed conditions
- breast cancer, metastatic left eye cancer, metastatic lung cancer, pituitary gland tumor, right eye benign choroidal nevus, vision or eye disability other than metastatic or benign eye growths
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086400
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