The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, hypertension, colon cancer, and prostate disability (to include BPH), as secondary to his service-connected residuals of PTB. The Veteran will be provided appropriate VCAA notice and an examination to determine if any of these conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current evidence is insufficient to establish a clear link between the Veteran's service-connected residuals of PTB and the claimed conditions, necessitating further development with an opinion from VA medical professionals.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, Hypertension, Colon cancer, Prostate disability (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1231089
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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