The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected exercised induced asthma is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and reevaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests a material worsening of the Veteran’s symptoms since her last VA examination, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- exercised induced asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19136768
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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.
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