The Veteran's service-connected calcified pleural plaques need to be re-evaluated due to a lack of recent VA examination and updated treatment records.
The deciding factor: The current record does not accurately reflect the severity of the Veteran's calcified pleural plaques as it has been nearly three years since his last VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- calcified pleural plaques
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19133263
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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