Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a new VA medical opinion to address the Veteran's respiratory disability and its potential relation to service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA medical opinion is incomplete as it did not discuss the relevance of other service treatment records in terms of whether the Veteran's COPD/respiratory disability began during active duty or was caused by or related to the respiratory/lung symptoms documented during service.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, COPD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25002130
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