The veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the existence of current disabilities associated with his abdomen, left eye, and extremities, as well as their relationship to VA treatment in April and July 1984.
The deciding factor: The claims require further development to determine if there are current disabilities related to the veteran's complaints and whether these disabilities are causally related to VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal pain, lumps and masses, decreased vision and/or headaches, residual numbness in the extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0111529
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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
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased rating due to improper concurrent election of review options.
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