The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed nasal disability, lung disability, and right upper extremity dystonic tremor. The claims are being remanded for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is required to establish the nature and cause of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Nasal disability, Lung disability, Right upper extremity dystonic tremor
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21026447
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 21026447.
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 service-connected lung disability has prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since August 10, 2022. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a lung disability and a bilateral foot disability based on new evidence, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and colon cancer.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a kidney cyst, fibromyalgia, and a lung disability due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, heart, kidney, liver, lung, and sinusitis disabilities as there was no evidence of current disabilities or persistent symptoms.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.