Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disability, loss of taste, and loss of smell to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the need for VA examinations and opinions regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, loss of taste, loss of smell
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094184
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