The Veteran's claim for a special home adaptation grant is granted. The Board finds the Veteran eligible due to his service-connected interstitial lung disease resulting from an inhalation injury during military service. However, the issue of service connection for PTSD remains pending as there are unresolved issues regarding the Veteran's reported stressors and the need for verification.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a permanent and total service-connected disability (interstitial lung disease) due to an inhalation injury in service, which qualifies him for a special home adaptation grant. The issue of PTSD remains pending as there are unresolved issues regarding the Veteran's reported stressors and the need for verification.
- Claimed conditions
- interstitial lung disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069238
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent initial disability rating for chronic sinusitis and denied service connection for several other conditions, including right knee strain, obesity, degenerative arthritis, and others. Some claims were remanded for further consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for emphysema and interstitial lung disease to correct an error in satisfying a statutory duty regarding notice of the right to a hearing before VA issues notice of a decision on an initial or supplemental claim.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for COPD, interstitial lung disease, and sleep apnea was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Notice of Disagreement.
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