The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to obtain relevant medical records and conduct VA examinations. The Veteran is advised to submit any additional evidence he may have.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further development was needed due to the Veteran's assertions of in-service chemical exposure, which could potentially affect his service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Nasal Disorder, Pulmonary Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165577
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran does not have residuals of a traumatic brain injury, and his bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The Veteran's right eye hyperphoria and coronary artery disease are both remanded for further examination. Service connection for a pulmonary disorder due to asbestos exposure is also remanded.
- Denied
The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current pulmonary disability that is etiologically related to in-service exposure, and thus service connection for a pulmonary disorder cannot be granted.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a pulmonary disorder and a skin disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any presumptive exposure to herbicides.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic rhinitis, diagnosed in service and present since then, is related to his military service.
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