The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the St. Petersburg RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing due to his request for rescheduling of an earlier scheduled hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested and was granted rescheduling of his previously scheduled Travel Board hearing, necessitating further action by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial carcinoid tumor, right lower lobectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1535453
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for lung cancer, which included a right lower lobectomy, was remanded due to the VA's failure to obtain relevant private treatment records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for bronchitis with bronchiectasis and right lower lobectomy has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate this issue as it is no longer relevant.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of whether the reduction of the evaluation for bronchitis with bronchiectasis and right lower lobectomy from 60 percent to 30 percent was proper, and entitlement to an evaluation greater than 30 percent for bronchitis with bronchiectasis and right lower lobectomy.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post non-small cell lung cancer, status post right lower lobectomy has been withdrawn by his representative.
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