The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received from the National Personnel Records Center, and because the Veteran's service connection claims must be reconsidered without regard to the previous final denial. The appeal is REMANDED for further development including obtaining updated VA treatment records, arranging for a VA examination of the Veteran to determine the nature and likely etiology of any current respiratory disorder, and arranging for a neurological examination of the Veteran to determine the nature and likely etiology of his left hand ulnar nerve paralysis.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to new service department records received by VA in June 2011 which included additional clinical records related to pneumonia and left hand ulnar palsy. The claims must be reconsidered without regard to the previous final denial, and further development is required including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for medical examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of pneumonia, left hand ulnar nerve paralysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1442990
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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: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's residuals of pneumonia are service-connected due to his military service and the presence of lung scarring from previous pneumonia episodes.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is service-connected based on in-service stressors.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection has been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The claims will be reconsidered on their merits.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, finding that there is no current disability to establish entitlement.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of pneumonia as the evidence does not support a nexus between these conditions and military service.
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