The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and requires a VA examination for asbestosis. The appellant's claim of service connection for pleural plaque is pending.
The deciding factor: The appellant needs further medical evaluation to determine if they have current asbestosis, which may be associated with their claimed exposure to asbestos during service.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural plaque
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0431194
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's restrictive pulmonary disease manifested to a compensable level prior to February 2, 2022. The claim of entitlement to TDIU is also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to provide a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's lung disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's pleural plaque disability, claimed as a lung condition due to asbestos exposure, is rated at 100 percent since April 17, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for pleural plaque due to asbestos exposure. Service connection is remanded for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma related to asbestos exposure.
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