Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disability, chest pain disability, and right shoulder disability due to insufficient medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions were provided, and additional development is necessary to verify in-service exposure claims and obtain updated treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disability causing breathing problems (COPD and asthma), Chest pain disability, Right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002915
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