The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any respiratory disability found. The case will be readjudicated after this.
The deciding factor: The case was previously before the Board on appeal from a Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in October 2013 when it was remanded for further development, including an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any respiratory disability found. The Veteran's representative requested such an examination in April 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- upper respiratory infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, chronic obstructive lung disease, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1621460
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pneumonia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and asthma as causes of death. The evidence did not support finding that these conditions were related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and upper respiratory illness or upper respiratory infection, finding that the persuasive weight of the evidence did not show a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.
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