Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for COPD due to an inadequate VA TERA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA TERA medical opinion was found to be inadequate as it lacked a sufficient rationale and merely concluded that the Veteran's history of smoking outweighed his TERA participation without providing a reason for this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103520
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