The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lung conditions and left leg disability, as well as a need for an opinion on secondary causation related to his psychiatric disability and residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Claimed conditions
- Neurological or vascular disability of the left lower extremity, Pulmonary disability, to include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24003999
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 has denied service connection for a pulmonary disability and remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of current evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active service or exposure to asbestos and herbicide agents.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current pulmonary disability did not have onset during his active service and is not etiologically related to his active service.
- Denied
The Veteran does not have PTSD, skin cancer or a chronic skin disease, and/or a pulmonary disability.
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