The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a throat and lung condition. The Veteran is being asked to provide updated VA treatment records, undergo VA examinations, and have his claims fully developed.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial suggests an additional disability may be related to carelessness or negligence on the part of VA in association with the March 1981 surgery. The Veteran's service-connected tracheotomy scar is also being considered as a potential cause for his current throat and lung condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic Attacks, Throat and Lung Condition (including hoarseness, nodule, dysphagia with 'A-ring', difficulty breathing)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1303523
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks was granted, effective April 4, 1985. The VA assigned a 50% rating from October 3, 2023, and denied TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder is granted an increased disability rating of 100 percent, effective December 3, 2020. The appeal for a TDIU rating is dismissed as moot.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder does not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic Attacks and Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder, as well as his request for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability, were granted effective July 23, 2019.
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