The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination report and requests for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion was insufficient, requiring a new examination or addendum based on the Veteran's service treatment records and lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1426038
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, asthma disorder, and Hodgkin's lymphoma to correct a pre-decisional error of the duty to assist.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma disorder and bronchitis, as well as her request for an initial compensable rating for headache disability prior to May 15, 2013, have all been denied.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's asthma disorder and early emphysema were not incurred in or aggravated by military service, as his pre-existing condition was not shown to be aggravated during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's asthma disorder is found to be related to his service in Southwest Asia. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of bronchitis are dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them.
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