The Board remands the claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for reactive airway disease to correct an error in satisfying VA's duty to assist, as the error occurred prior to the AOJ decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA examination was found inadequate due to poor session quality and lack of explanation regarding DLCO (SB) testing, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- reactive airway disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033208
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for the service-connected reactive airway disease, but no higher. The appeal regarding entitlement to an earlier effective date was dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for reactive airway disease as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected reactive airway disease.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and remanded several other claims, including those for a mental health condition, left shoulder disability, costochondritis, reactive airway disease, and hypertension. The claim for lumbosacral strain to include herniated disc was dismissed.
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