The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected recurrent right spontaneous pneumothorax, status post right thoracotomy with resection of pleural blebs and pleural ablation with mild obstructive pulmonary disease is being remanded due to the need for a new examination and additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition has worsened since his last compensation and pension examination, necessitating a new evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right spontaneous pneumothorax, status post right thoracotomy with resection of pleural blebs and pleural ablation, mild obstructive pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0808850
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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