Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher ratings for asthma, IBS, hemorrhoids, and TDIU due to procedural errors and incomplete evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found pre-adjudicatory duty to assist errors in not associating outside medical records with the claims folder and not requesting clarification on post-bronchodilator PFT testing.
- Claimed conditions
- upper respiratory disorder, to include asthma, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002314
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