Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an upper respiratory disability and a left forearm disability for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of symptomatology, as required by the Joint Motion for Remand (JMR).
- Claimed conditions
- upper respiratory disability, left forearm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25014844
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