Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the holding in Spicer v. McDonough, as the RO did not attempt to obtain such an opinion before deciding the claim.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error identified by the Board, requiring additional evidentiary development to address the legal landscape shift post-Spicer v. McDonough.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092109
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