The Board has determined that further development of the Veteran's claim is warranted, including obtaining outstanding VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current nature and severity of her service-connected sarcoidosis.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as there are outstanding VA treatment records pertinent to the severity of the Veteran's sarcoidosis and she has not been evaluated by VA in over two years for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis with pulmonary involvement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1234478
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating for sarcoidosis with pulmonary involvement, and his claim for service connection was based on direct evidence rather than secondary or other theories.
- Denied
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