The Veteran's claim for service connection for an upper respiratory condition, claimed as due to asbestos exposure, is being remanded for additional development including obtaining VA treatment records and a supplemental opinion from the examiner who conducted the September 2013 VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran has a current upper respiratory condition related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- upper respiratory condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1423232
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for 20 conditions including depression, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury, finding insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus. The Board remanded three conditions (back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, and left leg condition) for further adjudication.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and obstructive sleep apnea but denied service connection for skin condition, bilateral hearing loss, and upper respiratory condition. The effective date for the granted conditions is February 14, 2023.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted the appeals to readjudicate claims for service connection for a heart disability, lumbar spine back disability, upper respiratory condition, and sleep condition. All other issues were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection are dismissed. The Board remanded several issues including the rating of AML, hemochromatosis, and left buttocks scar.
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