Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of the Veteran's death due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as it requires additional evidence, specifically a PACT Act TERA opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to insufficient evidence and the need for a PACT Act TERA examination that addresses all relevant toxic exposure risk activities.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109284
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