Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to obtain a medical opinion addressing the possibility of a nexus between the claimed disability and exposure to diesel fuel from airplanes and fumes from heaters used in tents during cold weather.
The deciding factor: An addendum TERA opinion is necessary in order to adjudicate the claim on a direct basis due to lack of evidence linking COPD to service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25092996
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