Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to duty to assist errors and the need for a medical examination under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct the duty to assist error on the part of the originating agency in satisfying its duties under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A, which occurred prior to the decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, generalized anxiety disorder, esophageal cancer, left upper extremity (LUE) scars, neck scar, left shoulder disability, low back disability, spleen disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088187
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