The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of review by an appropriate specialist regarding whether the veteran's primary sclerosing cholangitis is causally related to service, including radiation exposure. The RO must arrange for the claims folder to be reviewed by an expert who will provide opinions on the etiology and relationship between the condition and military service.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to insufficient review of the medical evidence regarding the veteran's claimed condition and its relation to service, including radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- primary sclerosing cholangitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0428235
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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 has granted service connection for colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and cholangiocarcinoma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected vitiligo.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board grants entitlement to TDIU for the entire appeal period.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn their appeals for higher ratings and service connection for various conditions, including primary sclerosing cholangitis, chronic fatigue or insomnia, neck arthritis, and inflammation and painful joints in the hands and fingers.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water and his cause of death from metastatic gallbladder cancer.
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