The Veteran's claim for service connection for pleural plaques and pleural fibrosis, claimed as breathing problems due to asbestos is remanded for further development including obtaining private treatment records from a pulmonologist.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current evidence does not establish direct service connection for the Veteran's pleural plaques and pleural fibrosis. Further development is needed to determine if there was any in-service asbestos exposure or other etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural plaques, pleural fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1241853
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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.
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