The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of the veteran's liver disease and elevated triglyceride levels. The RO is instructed to obtain additional pathological materials from Clear Lake Pathology Associates and Methodist Hospital Department of Pathology.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of the veteran's liver disease and elevated triglyceride levels remains a key issue in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of liver transplant, elevated triglyceride levels
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0610802
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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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