The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory condition and residuals of a lymph node removal, finding that there is no nexus between these conditions and his military service. The TDIU claim was also remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners did not find any causal relationship between the Veteran's current respiratory or lymph node condition and his in-service exposures or service.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Condition, Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23039058
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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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and a respiratory condition due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions, specifically whether they were caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities. The Veteran will be provided with another VA examination to address these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ.
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