The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to VCAA compliance issues.
The deciding factor: VCAA notice requirements were not met in the initial decision, necessitating a new round of notification and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary histoplasmosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0806245
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for pulmonary histoplasmosis and/or sarcoidosis, as well as his claim for TDIU based on service-connected disabilities prior to January 3, 2022, require further examination and review. The case is being remanded due to lack of opinion on suppressive therapy use and change in diagnosis from histoplasmosis to sarcoidosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected pulmonary histoplasmosis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and TDIU based on his service-connected pulmonary histoplosis. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the sleep apnea to service, including his service-connected pulmonary histoplasmosis. The Veteran's employment history did not show he could not work due to his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals on all issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions due to the death of the appellant.
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