The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine if any current gastrointestinal or blood disorder is related to service exposure.
The deciding factor: The appeal was remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between service exposure and current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis, blood disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0602587
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death due to hepatitis, finding no evidence that it was related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a blood disorder, and a compensable disability rating for hypertension is dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claim for service connection for a dental condition and remanded claims for service connection for hepatitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a left shoulder condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hepatitis to ensure a VA examination and medical opinion are obtained, addressing potential pre-service exposure and in-service herbicide agent exposure.
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