The Board has decided to remand the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's breathing problems are a separate disability from his service-connected psychiatric disorder and if they are related to military service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further medical examination to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's reported breathing problems and his service-connected psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Breathing problems, Anxiety attacks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22051402
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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 breathing problems, finding that there was no current diagnosis of this condition during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of clarity regarding whether the Veteran's breathing problems are a separate condition from his service-connected anxiety disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including breathing problems, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability. The decision also denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal to establish service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with anxiety attacks, also claimed as bipolar disorder, is granted due to the waiver of the timeliness requirement.
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