Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability due to an inadequate VA examination and outstanding medical records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate as it did not properly address the Veteran's diagnosis of COPD during the claims period, and new evidence from a June 2024 PFT needs to be considered.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001731
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