The Veteran's disability rating for a respiratory condition is restored to 60 percent effective May 1, 2016. The claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The claims for service connection of the respiratory and psychiatric disabilities are remanded for further examination and review.
The deciding factor: The reduction in rating was improper as there is no medical evidence showing improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work, despite improved pulmonary function test results.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Disability (Bronchial Asthma/COPD), Psychiatric Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20032125
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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.
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