The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include pulmonary sarcoidosis, due to insufficient evidence and failure to consider certain records. The Veteran is presumed to have incurred his current respiratory disorder during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not provided with all relevant medical records and exposure information which could help substantiate the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder, pulmonary sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24079020
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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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