The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic respiratory disease is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing STRs and VA treatment records, considering asbestos exposure, and providing a new opinion on the etiology of his current respiratory disability.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to address the Veteran's claims regarding his claimed exposures and to provide an updated medical opinion on the relationship between his service-connected sinusitis and his current respiratory disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic respiratory disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1409133
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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