The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and the need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran is seeking service connection for lung disability, including calcified granulomata in the left lung, lung nodules, asbestosis, and thyroid disability, including enlarged thyroid, goiter, Hashimoto’s disease, and a follicular adenoma.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical opinions were insufficient to determine whether the Veteran's disabilities are related to service, particularly due to the need for additional VA treatment records and further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disability, thyroid disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068020
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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).
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