The Board has determined that the veteran's claim requires additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting a VA examination to determine if he currently has a disability manifested by a sore throat and coughing up blood. The appeal is REMANDED for these actions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not provide sufficient competent medical evidence to decide the veteran's claim without further examination and review of his claims file, including additional treatment records from VA facilities in California.
- Claimed conditions
- sore throat, coughing up blood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0633142
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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