The Board remands the claim for a breathing problem to be further developed, including an additional VA examination during an active phase of the disease.
The deciding factor: Further clinical evaluation is necessary due to insufficient evidence for a definitive diagnosis and to address whether the Veteran's breathing problems are secondary to his service-connected lumbar spondylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- breathing problem
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25005100
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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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