The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine if the veteran's biliary dyskinesia is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further evidence and evaluation to determine the relationship between the veteran's current condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- biliary dyskinesia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0831038
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA decision on appeal is flawed due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to his service. The claims are being remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for biliary dyskinesia is granted, while the claim for left leg disability (secondary to service-connected lumbar spine arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome) is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis with stricture, cholangiectasis, and biliary dyskinesia to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of any current gastrointestinal disability, including whether it is related to service-connected anxiety disorder. The Veteran's claim remains pending.
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