The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder, to include pulmonary fibrosis. The case is remanded for further development and an opinion regarding the etiology of the condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the prior final decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran’s claim for service connection due to radiation exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic respiratory disorder, pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176173
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for 12 respiratory conditions due to a need for additional medical evidence and examinations.
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