The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the merits of the veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disease, including consideration of in-service exposure to undiluted solvents.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to determine if any incident during service caused or permanently aggravated the veteran's current respiratory disability.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0630857
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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 appeal for service connection of respiratory diseases, including COPD and pulmonary vascular disease with a history of pulmonary embolism, is remanded. The Board found that the original decision did not fully address all aspects of the veteran's claim.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lower back disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), right knee disability, and respiratory disease as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed respiratory disease related to his service, including exposure to fumes and asbestos. The preponderance of evidence is against finding any connection between the Veteran's current respiratory conditions and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a respiratory disease.
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