The Board has remanded the claims for initial compensable ratings for coccidioidomycosis and residuals of wedge resection of the left lower lobe of the lung, to include scars due to incomplete examination reports.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were conducted by a nurse practitioner without pulmonologist credentials, failing to provide answers to specific questions from the Board's remand. The Veteran needs additional evaluations and treatment records for proper assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- coccidioidomycosis, residuals of wedge resection of the left lower lobe of the lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20060541
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lung disability, considering both direct service connection and toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) theories.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for coccidioidomycosis and conjunctivitis as the evidence did not show that these conditions began during or were otherwise caused by active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for coccidioidomycosis and asthma, to include as secondary to coccidioidomycosis, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding verification of the Veteran's duty status in October 2009.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension, cervical spine condition, shoulder conditions, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastrointestinal issues, psychiatric disorder, and coccidioidomycosis.
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