Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and opinions regarding the veteran's lung cancer and COPD prior to August 4, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Board could not make a fully informed decision due to missing medical records and incomplete medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), residuals of lung cancer status/post right upper lung lobe removed with COPD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25000709
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