The Board remands the claims for service connection for respiratory conditions, removal of right lung residuals, and pneumonia residuals due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to provide proper notice regarding the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory condition (claimed as diminished ability to breath limited physical exertion), removal of right lung residuals (also claimed as half of right lung removed), pneumonia residuals, half right lung removed, and a respiratory condition (claimed as damaged left lung pneumonia half right lung removed diminished ability to breathe, limited physical exertion)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037155
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.
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