The Board has determined that the evidence does not support restoration of a 60 percent rating for reactive airway disease, and thus remanded the case to the RO for further action.
The deciding factor: The VA examination results did not meet the criteria for a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 4.97, as FEV-1 was below 40% predicted or FEV-1/FVC less than 40%.
- Claimed conditions
- reactive airway disease, rhinosinusitis, tracheobronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0805096
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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 claims for service connection for asthma and sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for reactive airway disease.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for reactive airway disease has been fully granted, and the appeal is dismissed as there are no unresolved issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for rhinosinusitis is remanded due to the need to obtain relevant records from private clinicians.
- Dismissed
The appeals seeking service connection for various conditions are dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his requests through his authorized representative.
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