The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected asbestosis and any current respiratory disorder. The case will also be reviewed to determine if a TDIU should be granted.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to obtain a VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's current respiratory disorders are proximately due to or permanently aggravated by his service-connected asbestosis.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder other than asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1610805
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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 has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including a VA examination to address the Veteran's respiratory conditions and their relationship to his service-connected asbestosis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether any diagnosed respiratory disability is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected asbestosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for asbestosis is granted. The issue of service connection for a respiratory disorder other than asbestosis remains pending.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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