Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and entitlement to a TDIU due to an inadequate VA opinion on the etiology of his COPD.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is required as the March 2024 VA examiner did not provide a direct opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's COPD and his service, including documented respiratory symptoms in his STRs.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018337
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