The issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of asbestos exposure and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) are remanded for additional notice.
The deciding factor: The claims are inextricably intertwined due to the same facts involved, necessitating a corrective VCAA notice before further adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of asbestos exposure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906260
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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.
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