The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis is being remanded due to the need for new medical examination and additional development of his VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the March 2005 decision relied on outdated examinations, which does not comply with legal requirements, and thus ordered a new comprehensive medical examination and requested additional VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0604007
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.
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The Board denied an effective date earlier than August 10, 2022, for the grant of a 60 percent rating for sarcoidosis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and COPD.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for sinusitis and chronic allergic rhinitis, and remanded the claim for service connection for chronic bronchitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asthma, sinusitis, and noncompensable ratings for chronic bronchitis and rhinitis due to insufficient evidence of current disability.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic bronchitis and remanded claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA.
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