The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA records and an inadequate examination report. The Veteran's respiratory complaints are being reviewed again for possible service connection.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and clarification from a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's respiratory condition.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory complaints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24079745
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back, knee, foot, and ankle conditions, as well as TBI, neurological disorder, sleep apnea, respiratory complaints, asthma, GERD, anxiety, PTSD, and other related conditions. The Board also granted an initial 10 percent rating for left hip strain with painful limited extension and denied a compensable rating for the same condition.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee pain, left ankle pain, and right ankle pain but denied service connection for skin facial, respiratory complaints, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), lower back pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with anxiety; and alcohol dependence, uncomplicated.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of respiratory complaints is remanded. The VA will schedule a new examination to address the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for respiratory complaints and sinusitis as there was no evidence of a diagnosed condition during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
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