Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral lung disability, hypertension, and migraine headaches due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to in-service toxic exposures.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not consider whether the Veteran's exposure to tear gas could have caused his lung disability, migraines, and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung disability, hypertension, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25014471
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