The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung condition has been reopened. The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The new evidence received since the last denial indicates that there may be a relationship between the Veteran's current lung disability and his exposure to white phosphorous during service, which could potentially establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Lung condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18106497
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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: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for exposure to Agent Orange, a mind or mental health disorder, and a lung condition. The evidence did not support the presence of these conditions during active service or within presumptive periods.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including heart condition, lung condition, peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities, bilateral plantar fasciitis with bone spurs, left kidney cyst, cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C, migraine, and chronic allergic rhinitis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent initial evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and TDIU, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes, lumbar condition, cervical condition, lung condition, and left and right lower extremity neuropathy.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 10, 2021, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD and denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for residuals of latent tuberculosis (now also claimed as lung condition).
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