Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a recurrent pulmonary disability to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the claim, including obtaining a thorough and contemporaneous medical examination.
The deciding factor: A remand is required due to incomplete evidence and the need for a more comprehensive medical evaluation considering all potential toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs).
- Claimed conditions
- pleurisy residuals, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asbestosis, benign pulmonary nodules, pleural scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094684
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