Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's prior medical history.
The deciding factor: The December 2020 VA opinion was found inadequate as it did not address the Veteran's prior medical history, specifically his histoplasmosis in May 1986.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095216
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