The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide the Veteran with a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed, and a VA examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative bone disease, Skin disorder, Lung disorder, Throat cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1337631
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's lung disorder, diagnosed as emphysema and restrictive lung disease, is now service-connected. The TDIU claim is being remanded for further development.
- Denied
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