The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding clarification of whether the Veteran currently has a diagnosis of a respiratory condition related to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's conclusion that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis is inconsistent with the medical evidence and requires further clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2026
- Citation
- A26039507
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to the untimeliness and inapplicability of the Veteran's Notice of Disagreement with regard to a May 2016 rating decision.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skeletal arthritis and bilateral lung condition as there is no current evidence of these conditions, despite the Veteran's assertions. The claim was not remanded due to lack of a current disability or symptoms.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity neuropathy/sciatica, sinusitis, bilateral lung condition, bronchitis with chronic cough, and denied service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, bilateral eye condition, and diabetes mellitus, type II.
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