The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to coal dust during service and its relation to his current pulmonary disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no medical opinion linking the Veteran’s in-service exposure to coal dust with his current pulmonary disease, necessitating further development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190162
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Decisions by this judge: 2,776 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19190162.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's pulmonary disease, including asthma and COPD, as well as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that these conditions are related to his time in Afghanistan where he was exposed to burn pits.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection for various conditions as a result of exposure to herbicide agents due to the appellant's death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated due to a lack of medical evidence on file for determining the etiology of his claimed disabilities. The claims are REMANDED for these purposes.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, pulmonary disease, hypertension, and vision loss secondary to hypertension due to additional development being required.
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