The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and extent of his burn scars and the etiology of his irritable bowel syndrome and reflux.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as per the joint motion filed by the General Counsel and the veteran's attorney due to potential service connection based on service medical records indicating gastritis and stomach upset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- second degree burn scars from the right shoulder to the right thigh, irritable bowel syndrome and reflux
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0620985
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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