The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder (asbestosis) and sleep disorder (sleep apnea), due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient information regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed respiratory and sleep disorders, necessitating further development.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder (asbestosis), sleep disorder (sleep apnea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23010892
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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