The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for further development of the claim.
The deciding factor: VA must ensure all necessary medical records are obtained and reviewed in order to make an accurate determination on the veteran's service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos-related pleural disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0616839
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a respiratory disorder secondary to asbestos exposure due to inadequate examinations and opinions. The case will be returned for further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's asbestos-related pleural disease.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's asbestos-related pleural disease, including pleural plaques, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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