Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection issue for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to correct an error in satisfying a regulatory duty related to notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to an error in providing adequate notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ issued the October 2023 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022123
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