The Veteran's bronchiolitis is granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired respiratory condition of COPD. The Board has also remanded the issues of TBI, PTSD, and asbestosis for further development. Additionally, the rating for acquired respiratory conditions and a separate compensable rating for pleural plaques are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bronchiolitis is at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected acquired respiratory condition of COPD.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchiolitis, traumatic brain injury (TBI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), asbestosis, acquired respiratory conditions (to include COPD and emphysema with pleural plaques)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22010541
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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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