The Board remands the claim for a further VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, specifically regarding direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The February 2020 VA examination addressing direct service connection was found inadequate by the parties and is thus being remanded for correction of pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Claimed conditions
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090438
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,455 · Granted: 23% (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
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance is granted permanent and total status, currently rated as 100 percent disabling.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, prostate cancer, hypertension, a cardiac disability, pubis scar as secondary to prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied, as were the claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and smoldering multiple myeloma, both presumed due to in-service herbicide exposure. A compensable disability rating was denied for the service-connected hepatitis C.
- Granted
Service connection for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam.
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