The Board has determined that a remand of the veteran's claim is necessary due to conflicting findings regarding asbestos-related lung disease and its relation to service. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.
The deciding factor: Conflicting medical evidence regarding the presence and cause of asbestos-related lung disease in the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos-related lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0418212
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Decisions by this judge: 1,555 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the adequacy of the March 2024 VA examination and the need for clarification on why DLCO testing was not completed.
- Granted
The Veteran's asbestos-related lung disease, including a right lower lobe pulmonary nodule, is found to be at least as likely as not the result of service. Service connection for this condition is granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for asbestos-related lung disease and COPD, as well as vasovagal syncope, both of which are linked to the Veteran's in-service exposure to asbestos. The decision is based on direct service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating for asbestos-related lung disease, including emphysema and asthma, has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability has also been dismissed.
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