The Board has remanded the case to determine if the veteran's current right upper quadrant pain and associated symptoms are related to his service, specifically his time in the Persian Gulf during active duty.
The deciding factor: The examiner will need to review all relevant medical records and provide an opinion on whether the veteran's current condition is related to his military service or any known clinical diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal disability, manifested by right upper quadrant pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0729534
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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