The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and further development is required.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not complete necessary testing, review the claims file, or provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's rib disability incurred in service or is related to any incident in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a rib injury, difficulty breathing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1140174
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for extreme fatigue, difficulty breathing, sepsis, and urinary tract infection due to incomplete records and a need for additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's respiratory disability, including difficulty breathing and COPD, is related to in-service toxic exposure risk activities. However, due to a duty to assist error, the case is being remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, specifically regarding the Veteran's exposure to burn pits and other airborne chemicals during his deployment to Honduras. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a respiratory disability, including COPD, chronic bronchitis, and difficulty breathing.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for chronic cough and difficulty breathing (diagnosed as chronic bronchitis) is dismissed. Service connection for aortic aneurysm is granted.
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