The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected asthma with COPD.
The deciding factor: The case must be returned to the AOJ for further development as required by the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2018
- Citation
- 1814460
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist and a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The issues are whether OSA is secondary to PTSD, COPD, or asthma.
- Granted
A 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted.,A 60 percent rating for COPD is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection for OSA and TDIU prior to November 3, 2016 is denied as there is no evidence of a direct link between his service-connected asthma with COPD and the development or worsening of OSA. The Veteran was found unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
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