Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of a punctured lung to ensure that complete records from Yale Medicine are associated with the claims folder.
The deciding factor: The AOJ had a duty to advise the Veteran that a simple medical receipt did not satisfy the evidentiary requirements in this case, and that adjudication proceeded without consideration of all procurable evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a punctured lung
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097975
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