The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic bronchitis due to inadequate examination and conflicting medical opinions. A new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current respiratory condition is related to his active service.
The deciding factor: A thorough evaluation by a qualified examiner is required to address whether the Veteran's current respiratory condition, including allergic bronchitis, is related to his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1244249
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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: Granted
The Veteran's sleep apnea with asthma and allergic bronchitis has been rated at 100 percent since April 5, 2016. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms warranted this rating due to forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV-1) of less than 40 percent of predicted value.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous directives for a VA respiratory examination, including pulmonary function tests and exercise capacity testing.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma and allergic bronchitis is being remanded due to the lack of an adequate VA examination. The AOJ must obtain another VA respiratory examination that includes exercise capacity testing.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran requested the withdrawal of all pending issues before the Board due to his request for a withdrawal.
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