Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of pulmonary fibrosis and scleroderma is remanded. The Board needs more medical evidence to make a decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found the existing medical opinion insufficient because it did not fully explain why an abnormal blood test in July 1994 did not support an autoimmune disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary fibrosis, scleroderma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006346
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