The appellant seeks DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a bowel obstruction and sepsis resulting from gallbladder surgery at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Board finds that additional development is needed to locate relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional efforts are required to obtain medical records related to the veteran's terminal hospitalization at the VAMC in Des Moines, Iowa.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel obstruction, sepsis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0600183
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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