The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private hospital records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly about service connection but rather about evaluating the current severity of the veteran's service-connected conditions. The need for further evidence and examination indicates that the appeal is still in process regarding these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of motion of the thoracic spine, post-operative scars, resection of posterior left 8th rib with status post thoracotomy and thoracotransversectomy, 7th and 8th intercostal space
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0505712
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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
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