The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type 2 effective August 10, 2022 based on the PACT Act presumption of herbicide exposure. The claims for colon cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity are remanded due to inadequate development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that service connection is established as a matter of law based on the PACT Act presumption of herbicide exposure. However, the claims for the period prior to August 10, 2022 require additional development and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's asserted Guam exposure and nexus.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type 2, colon cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2026
- Citation
- A26017062
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, bone cancer, and lymph node cancer has been granted. The prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service at RTAFB Takhli. Bone cancer is secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. Lymph node cancer is also considered secondary to prostate cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or exposure to herbicide agents.
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