The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals at the RO level.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a hearing, but later changed his mind. The case must be returned to the RO for scheduling a hearing as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- pruritis ani, stricture of the esophagus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0822916
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for esophageal disability, including hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), stricture of the esophagus, gastritis, and eosinophilic esophagitis. The decision finds that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service and have continued since then.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for eosinophilic esophagitis, stricture of the esophagus and hiatal hernia.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected stricture of the esophagus prior to August 31, 2015, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claim for a gastrointestinal disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and ensure adequate medical evidence is provided.
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