The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for COPD. The RLE neurological disability claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of an RLE neurological disability.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a diagnosed right lower extremity neurological disability, and the Veteran's reported symptoms are not supported by competent medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity neurological disability, Respiratory disorder (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23006441
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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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