The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and toxic exposures during service.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to verify the Veteran's exposure to asbestos and obtain fully adequate TERA opinions as well as specific opinions addressing the etiology of certain conditions in relation to toxic exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, carotid artery stenosis, bilateral hearing loss, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), peripheral artery disease (PAD), COPD, squamous cell carcinoma, claimed as skin cancer, GERD, claimed as acid reflux, allergic rhinitis, colon polyps, erectile dysfunction, bilateral cataracts, headaches, to include migraine headaches and tension headaches, sinusitis, skin tags/discoloration, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054406
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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