The Board has remanded the case for further development, including examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's left eye disability and lung disability. The issues of service connection for these disabilities remain pending.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the current status and etiology of the veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left eye disability, Lung disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0510178
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a kidney cyst, fibromyalgia, and a lung disability due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
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