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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25005100
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,913 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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