The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lung disease, and the need for further consideration by the RO.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's lung disease is related to herbicide exposure in service. The claim will be remanded for further development including obtaining an additional opinion from the Veteran's private physician.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1328167
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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.
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