The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA medical records from Houston.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim involves a lung condition that overlaps with previously adjudicated claims. The duty to assist requires obtaining relevant evidence, including SSA records and VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- interstitial fibrosis, silicosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0603260
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Decisions by this judge: 499 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0603260.
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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a pulmonary disorder, diagnosed as interstitial fibrosis, pleural disease, and asbestosis. The evidence supports that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation, interstitial fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and emphysema as new and relevant evidence was not submitted to warrant readjudication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis and silicosis due to inadequate VA examination. The case will be reviewed again with a new examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete treatment records. The Veteran's respiratory condition is being reviewed again for service connection.
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