Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's respiratory disability, including pleural plaques and COPD.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to substantially comply with prior Board remand directives in not getting PFT results, as required by Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268, 271 (1998).
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder, pleural plaques, COPD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002579
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