The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected right lung cancer and residual scar from lobectomy are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required before the Board can decide these cases.
- Claimed conditions
- right lung cancer, status post lobectomy, residual scar from the lobectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0618900
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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
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