Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the etiologies of the Veteran's depression, alcohol use disorder, hypertension, and COPD in relation to his cause of death.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate as it did not consider certain factors related to the Veteran's service and post-service conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive lung disease, depression, alcohol use disorder, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088757
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