The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inconsistencies in medical findings regarding the level of COPD prior to May 20, 2015.
The deciding factor: There are inconsistent medical findings regarding which pulmonary function test most accurately measures the Veteran's disability for the period prior to May 20, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18134766
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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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