The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication on the merits, including consideration of newly received evidence. The claim will be reconsidered with a focus on whether service connection can be established for an abdominal disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to comply with previous orders from the Board and to consider additional evidence submitted by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0843371
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, compensable ratings, and service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks for tension headaches, considerable impairment of health for GERD, a current disability for an abdominal disorder or gynecological disorder, and functional impairment for a right wrist disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and a need for further medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's abdominal disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, liver disorder, abdominal disorder, and right foot disorder due to a lack of sufficient opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran's service-connected depression, lumbar spine disability, and right knee disability are alleged to have contributed to obesity, which in turn caused his diagnosed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for left wrist condition, abdominal disorder, and right wrist strain due to insufficient evidence in some areas. The Veteran's claims are not currently supported by a current diagnosis or sufficient medical opinion.
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