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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0831038
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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