The Board is remanding the case for a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO due to the previous hearing officer's retirement.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested another hearing after his previous hearing officer retired.
- Claimed conditions
- endotracheal adenopathy, right paratracheal mass, diminished lung capacity, lung and bronchial abnormality
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0529970
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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, finding insufficient evidence to support a link between his current condition and military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records, as there is evidence suggesting a possible connection between the Veteran's respiratory disability and his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current pleural plaques and diminished lung capacity are not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter, nor are they shown to be the result of his military service. Therefore, service connection is denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection, but it is not granted as the condition pre-existed service.
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