The Board remands the case to obtain a TERA examination and medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's COPD with bronchitis is related to herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for a TERA examination and opinion due to potential herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106813
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Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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