The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and considering service connection issues related to his asbestos exposure residuals and potential entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the veteran's claims are inextricably intertwined with the need to obtain relevant medical records and consider service connection for additional disabilities, thus requiring further development by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos exposure residuals, chronic cardiovascular disorder, chronic anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0533912
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic anxiety disorder, which was related to service, contributed substantially to his death from a stroke caused by diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The appeals seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, increased ratings for right knee limited flexion and pain, right knee instability, left knee limited flexion and pain, and left knee instability have been dismissed. The appeal seeking to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for a left ankle condition (claimed as secondary to service-connected right ankle disability), cervical arthritis, chronic anxiety disorder, and left wrist condition has been granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as depression, is related to his experiences in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for multiple atypical lipomas of the right buttock due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and chronic anxiety disorder are remanded as additional development is needed.
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