Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The appeal for service connection of COPD is remanded. The VA needs to provide a complete medical opinion on the cause of the veteran's COPD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an adequate medical opinion was not provided, constituting a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- 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
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25001016
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