The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and requesting an addendum from a VA physician regarding whether the veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and further review by a VA doctor.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer with mild anxiety, residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left buttock and thigh, left sciatic neuritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0428424
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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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain a substantially gainful occupation from June 24, 2014. The Board granted a TDIU rating effective from that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's left hip disability is granted, but her request for a higher rating for left sciatic neuritis and right hip strain are remanded. Her TDIU claim is also remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for another VA examination to assess her employability due to her service-connected disabilities.
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