Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim to obtain an addendum medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected mood disorder caused or contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale to support their opinions, as requested by the February 2024 Board remand.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder, acute myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25001067
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