The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between his current lung disability and in-service asbestos exposure. The TDIU claim is also being held in abeyance pending resolution of the other claims.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional medical evaluation to determine if the Veteran's current lung disability was aggravated by his in-service asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hernia, chronic lung disability (to include COPD)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1424979
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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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