The Board remands the claim for verification of the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents at Fort Gordon during his active duty training periods.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there is a credible allegation of potential exposure to herbicide agents and requires further development to verify this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- leiomyosarcoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087085
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for leiomyosarcoma is dismissed as the benefit was granted in a subsequent rating decision. The appeal for service connection for benign pituitary tumor is also dismissed due to simultaneous actions with respect to the same claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to outstanding VA records, a missing buddy statement, and inadequate exposure verification. The Veteran's leiomyosarcoma is being reviewed for service connection based on direct evidence rather than any presumption or secondary theory.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of leiomyosarcoma due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of her appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for leiomyosarcoma and cause of death (claimed pancreatic cancer) due to herbicide exposure, including a request to verify the Veteran's exposure in Okinawa. The DIC claim is also remanded.
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