Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and heart failure to obtain adequate VA examinations and opinions considering all toxic exposures and theories of entitlement.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examinations were deficient as they did not consider the veteran's contentions with respect to in-service exposure to toxins.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000354
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