The Veteran's pulmonary fibrosis, prostate cancer, and lymphatic cancer are currently service-connected. However, the VA needs to provide medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to his active duty service or exposure to chemicals as an air policeman on the flight line.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions are needed to determine if the Veteran's diagnosed disabilities are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary fibrosis, residuals of prostate cancer, lymphatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2022
- Citation
- A22020992
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary fibrosis as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's pulmonary fibrosis is related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of May 14, 2021 for service connection of residuals of prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of prostate cancer is being remanded due to the failure to obtain all relevant records, including those from non-VA urology providers.
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