The Board has ordered additional development of the veteran's medical records, specifically blood tests from the VA Medical Center in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The case will be returned to the Board for further consideration after these records are obtained.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed to properly assess the veteran's condition and determine if an increased rating is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- cholelithiasis, status post cholecystectomy, sphicteroplasty, reflux gastritis, esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0624916
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased (Level 2) stipend in the PCAFC for the Veteran's caregiver due to the need for continuous supervision and protection based on the Veteran's medical conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for esophagitis was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for esophagitis, GERD, and renal disease, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis B with gastritis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for esophagitis and earlier effective dates of August 10, 2022 for service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis based on the PACT Act.
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