The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung condition, but remands the case for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the July 2008 denial relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate this claim (current diagnosis of COPD or reactive airway disease).
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis, migraine headaches, lung condition (claimed as bronchitis, emphysema and scarring of the lungs), right knee disorder, sinusitis, bilateral shoulder condition (arthritis and muscle damage), low back injury (claimed as intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), degenerative disc disease (DDD) and muscle damage), cyst on the back, bilateral foot condition, skin condition, hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1423452
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and has ordered the case back to the AOJ for proper notice regarding the Veteran's right to a hearing.
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