The Board dismissed the appeal because there was no final decision to review for CUE, and another issue related to this case is being remanded.
The deciding factor: There was no final decision to review for clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0612694
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his pulmonary disease was not etiologically related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's pulmonary disease, specifically whether it is at least as likely as not caused by his exposure to coal dust during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension, pulmonary disease, calcifying plaquing distal abdominal aorta, right femoral endarterectomy, and peripheral vascular disease due to missed VA examinations.
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