Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of lung cancer due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between in-service asbestos exposure and the development of lung cancer.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion considering the Veteran's smoking history and total potential exposure through all applicable deployments.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of lung cancer, emphysema
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099474
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