The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for service-connected bronchial asthma with moderate obstructive defect, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to January 19, 2022. The Veteran will be provided information regarding his records request and a new VA examination is needed.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is necessary due to outstanding medical records and clarification of asthma attack frequency.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma with moderate obstructive defect
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23039780
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for service-connected bronchial asthma with moderate obstructive defect, and a TDIU for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining pulmonary function test results and clarifying the Veteran's symptoms related to his service-connected bronchial asthma. The TDIU issue is also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected bronchial asthma with moderate obstructive defect is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board has found that the evidence shows an increase in frequency of asthma attacks and increased medication use, warranting a remand for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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