The claim for service connection for restrictive pneumonopathy due to recurrent pneumonia is remanded for further development and adjudication.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence needs to be evaluated, including a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current restrictive pneumonopathy due to recurrent pneumonia in relation to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- restrictive pneumonopathy due to recurrent pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907932
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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