The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA medical records, an updated VCAA notice, and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability symptoms have worsened since the last VA medical examination conducted three years ago in May 2003, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenitis with acid peptic disease, reflux esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0617825
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition and entitlement to TDIU due to missing or destroyed service treatment records, requiring additional development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and peptic ulcer disease as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an increased rating for reflux esophagitis with mild chronic gastritis and bleeding ulcer was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.
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