The veteran's claim for service connection for pleurisy is being remanded due to the need for clarification of his testimony and additional post-service medical records.
The deciding factor: The veteran needs to provide more information about available post-service treatment records for pleurisy.
- Claimed conditions
- pleurisy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0310466
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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