The Board has remanded the claim for a bilateral lung condition, including as secondary to asbestos exposure, due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current respiratory condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable or unwilling to provide an opinion without resorting to speculation, so the case is being remanded for further clarification of the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed respiratory condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung condition, restrictive lung disease, dyspnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22003939
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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