Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and respiratory disability, as well as the TDIU claim, to ensure that VA's duty to assist is properly fulfilled.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions and missing evidence regarding the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability (ischemic cardiomyopathy), Respiratory disability (COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020315
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