Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new examination that includes DLCO testing and an explanation of why such testing is not useful or valid.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations did not adequately explain why DLCO testing was not conducted, which is required by 38 C.F.R. § 4.96(d)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- bronchiectasis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25003353
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