The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for pulmonary fibrosis and a skin disability due to insufficient evidence in the record. The appellant is requested to provide additional medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists to determine if the Veteran's pulmonary fibrosis or skin disability are related to service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary fibrosis, Skin disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1445627
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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).
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