Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cause of death, considering service in Vietnam and potential Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error as no VA medical opinion was obtained prior to adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute renal failure, Infective osteomyelitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092285
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