The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development and adjudication of his claim, including consideration of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a previous rating decision.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded because it involves an issue that could potentially impact on another unadjudicated claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral interstitial fibrosis, unilateral pleural disease consistent with asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0608090
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Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including bilateral interstitial fibrosis, diabetes mellitus, and sleep apnea. The issues include determining if the Veteran's diabetes is secondary to his service-connected condition and whether he had undiagnosed sleep apnea during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate nexus opinion and requests for additional medical records. The Veteran's respiratory disability, claimed as asbestosis, is being reviewed again.
- Granted
The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection based on in-service herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's bilateral interstitial fibrosis claim is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed to include obtaining private treatment records and an etiology opinion on the Veteran's respiratory disability, including exposure to asbestos. The case is REMANDED for these actions.
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