The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the veteran's claimed lung disorder. The case will be reconsidered after this additional development.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed due to unclear nature and etiology of the veteran's claimed pulmonary disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of exposure to asbestos
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0403160
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal due to a failure to timely file a Substantive Appeal regarding her service connection claims for Sjogren's syndrome, clinical depression, and residuals of exposure to asbestos. The May 2003 rating decision denying these claims is not on appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of exposure to asbestos, and facet arthropathy at the level of the 5th lumbar vertebra and 1st sacral segment. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's lung condition is found to be related to asbestos exposure during service, and the Board grants service connection for residuals of exposure to asbestos.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for residuals of asbestos exposure was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus restoring service connection.
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