Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a respiratory condition to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to afford the Veteran an additional examination with medical opinion based on full consideration of his documented medical history and assertions.
The deciding factor: The 2018 VA examinations were found inadequate, as they did not consider or address all potential respiratory conditions and their etiology related to service, including in-service exposure to asbestos and herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory condition, bronchitis, shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021827
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