The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: Further development, including obtaining SSA records, is necessary before a decision can be made on the merits of the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, to include asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0900968
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Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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