The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to a newly granted service-connected left lower lung lobe disorder. The issue of service connection for the respiratory disorder, claimed as COPD, will also be addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran now meets the criteria for TDIU due to the newly assigned disability rating for his left lower lung lobe disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower lung lobe disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0917578
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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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