Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cryptogenic organizing pneumonia and prostate cancer to secure medical examinations and opinions.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence of record to establish a medical nexus between the Veteran's current disabilities and in-service exposures, necessitating further development through VA examinations and opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25110042
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