The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and further examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records, particularly from post-service VA hospitals, prevent a determination on the merits of the claims. Further examination is needed to address the relationship between current heart and respiratory conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disease, heart condition or disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1339265
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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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