The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records from the Social Security Administration and Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires further development of his SSA records and treatment history at a relevant hospital.
- Claimed conditions
- left diaphragmatic dysfunction with left lower lobe atelectasis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1431122
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disability other than pleural disease and interstitial lung disease (including fibrosis and asbestosis), to include left diaphragmatic dysfunction with left lower lobe atelectasis, finding that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between his current condition and his period of active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lung disability, including left diaphragmatic dysfunction with left lower lobe atelectasis, is not service-connected. The case is being remanded for additional development and an opinion regarding the etiology of his current lung disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for pleural disease and interstitial lung disease (including fibrosis and asbestosis) due to in-service asbestos exposure. The Veteran's other diagnosed lung disability, left diaphragmatic dysfunction with left lower lobe atelectasis, is addressed in the REMAND section.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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