The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic lung disorder, finding that new and material evidence supports reopening of his previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: The appeal was reopened due to submission of new medical records which provided sufficient evidence to reopen the previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0329772
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic lung disorder, including bronchitis and asthma, secondary to herbicide exposure and solvent use, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence since the last decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient examination reports, requiring new VA examinations to determine the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
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