The veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The issues include reopening of claims for peptic ulcer disease and dysentery, as well as seeking service connection for ischemic heart disease/myocardial infarction, beriberi, malnutrition, PTSD, and malaria.
The deciding factor: The veteran has not provided new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claims for peptic ulcer disease and dysentery. The VA is remanding the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for ischemic heart disease/myocardial infarction, beriberi, malnutrition, PTSD, and malaria.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease, dysentery, ischemic heart disease/myocardial infarction, beriberi, malnutrition, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), malaria
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0411607
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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.
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