Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of smallpox vaccination to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinion was found inadequate as it did not consider relevant evidence of record, including the Veteran's reports of symptoms since service and a private physician's association of current symptoms with the smallpox vaccination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of smallpox vaccination
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013336
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