Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cause of the Veteran's death and a lung disability to correct a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The January 2022 VA examination and opinion, as well as the December 2023 VA opinion, were found inadequate due to various reasons including failure to account for all relevant evidence and medical literature.
- Claimed conditions
- Lung disability, to include COPD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009365
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