Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death, to include sepsis, MSSA bacteremia, and immunosuppression, due to in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: VA's duty to obtain a medical opinion has been triggered as there is no evidence linking the Veteran's causes of death to his military service, and an addendum opinion is needed to properly adjudicate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Sepsis, MSSA bacteremia, Immunosuppression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092329
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