The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a lung nodule and left foot Achilles tendonitis due to the need for VA examinations to address pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: VA failed to provide a VA examination for the Veteran's claimed respiratory condition and left foot Achilles tendonitis, which are necessary to determine service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- lung nodule, left foot Achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2021
- Citation
- A21017583
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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: Granted
The Veteran's lung disability, including COPD and lung nodule, is found to be related to his service. Service connection for this condition is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's respiratory condition, including interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma and lung nodule, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service Agent Orange exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA medical opinions are inadequate and remands the case for a new examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's sarcoidosis, COPD, and lung nodules disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lung nodule, concluding that there was no evidence of a current lung nodule during the pendency of the claim.
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