The veteran seeks service connection for a left lung disorder, including as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Board has remanded the case for additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current diagnoses of neurofibroma and granulomas are not likely related to in-service findings or active duty military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left lung disorder, neurofibroma, granulomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0418512
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung condition (claimed as calcified lymph nodes and granulomas) including, bronchitis and bronchiectasis due to lack of evidence showing an in-service occurrence or close proximity to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's left lung disorder and left ankle disorder are related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for seborrheic keratosis and neurofibroma, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for a left lung disorder because no new and material evidence was submitted to support the claim.
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