The Board has remanded the case to the AMC for further development and consideration, including providing VCAA notice specific to the claim of reopening service connection for restrictive airway disease, histoplasmosis, and lung disability as residuals of asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated but implied in the need for additional development under VCAA requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- restrictive airway disease, histoplasmosis, lung disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0620005
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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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