The Board has decided to remand the case for a local hearing before a Member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals as soon as practicable.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a Travel Board Hearing, and this case must be remanded to schedule such a hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach condition, peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0103242
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a stomach condition, as it is caused and/or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for peptic ulcer disease and denied service connection for a low back disability, with some issues remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, left knee, low back, neck, and right hip disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss. The claims were denied due to the lack of evidence suggesting current disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims for further development.
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