The Veteran's lung condition, including centrolobular emphysema, is being remanded for further examination and analysis to determine if it is related to service or his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine with degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's lung condition, including centrolobular emphysema, had its onset during service, was caused by his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine with degenerative disc disease, or has been permanently worsened beyond normal progression.
- Claimed conditions
- centrilobular emphysema
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186902
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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