Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD and a skin disability for further development, including obtaining private treatment records.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error exists due to a failure of obtaining private treatment records pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.159 (c)(3).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017482
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