The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records, requiring further development including a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and information regarding the current severity of the appellant's antral gastritis.
- Claimed conditions
- antral gastritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638476
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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
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- Denied
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