The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current pulmonary/respiratory disability, claimed as due to in-service asbestos exposure, is related to service. The claim will be remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The claim requires medical evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to his in-service asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary/respiratory disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1210628
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and procedural issues. The claims will be adjudicated again after all requested actions are completed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's hypertension, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability are not service-connected as they did not manifest to a compensable degree within the one-year presumptive period or continuity of symptomatology is not established.,Service connection for a pulmonary/respiratory disability was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to in-service exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and potential asbestos exposure. The claims will be reconsidered after obtaining all relevant records, including VA and private treatment records, as well as any additional evidence related to asbestos exposure during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran was likely exposed to asbestos in service, even if only minimally. The claim for service connection for a pulmonary/respiratory disorder is remanded for the Veteran to be afforded a VA medical examination that addresses the nature and etiology of any current respiratory/pulmonary disability.
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