The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of his claimed conditions and exposure history.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and opinion regarding the nature and cause of the veteran's claimed conditions as well as any potential herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbosacral strain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema, status-post left lung transplant with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0412101
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for chronic lumbosacral strain and service connection for right leg condition was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for chronic lumbosacral strain and service connection for cervical, left ankle, right ankle, right shoulder, and left shoulder conditions to ensure compliance with due process.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a respiratory disability, to include COPD and emphysema, was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for Paragonimus westermani or schistosomiasis and remanded the claims for multiple nodules of the lungs, COPD, and emphysema.
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