Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for lung cancer, brain cancer, right upper extremity disability, and right lower extremity disability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to secure private treatment records and prepare a TERA memorandum regarding potential exposures to PCB, asbestos, and other chemicals.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, brain cancer, right upper extremity disability, right lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015388
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