Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death, which was cardiopulmonary arrest due to coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: There are no adequate medical opinions of record, and the previous opinions were found inadequate without sufficient rationale or supporting data.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death: Cardiopulmonary arrest due to coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092907
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