The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for interstitial lung disease and organizing pneumonia with fibrosis due to extreme dust exposure, as the May 2020 VA examination report is not complete.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the risk factors listed in the May 2020 VA examination are more likely than not to have caused the Veteran's current lung disabilities than his exposures in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial lung disease, Organizing pneumonia with fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20055535
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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.
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: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeal for service connection of interstitial lung disease has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The case will not be reconsidered until a new claimant is found eligible.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of interstitial lung disease and lung nodules to obtain a clarifying medical opinion, as the previous VA examination was found to be inadequate.
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