Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and right knee strain to correct pre-decisional errors in failing to obtain adequate medical examinations and opinions.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists to determine if the Veteran's respiratory disorder or right knee strain is related to his military service, as required medical examinations were not conducted with adequate rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder/COPD, Right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105384
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