The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a respiratory or lung condition, esophagus disability, and temporary total disability rating due to surgery necessitating convalescence. The Veteran is asked to provide authorization for VA to obtain records from an Italian naval hospital where he was treated after his in-service motorcycle accident.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not establish a current disability related to service connection or esophageal symptoms, and remanded for further development including obtaining authorized medical records and providing a VA examination if necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory or lung condition, esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004611
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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
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