The Veteran's claim of reopening his previously denied peptic ulcer disease service connection is being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded due to the need to obtain missing service treatment and personnel records, which may contain relevant information regarding the Veteran's claimed hospitalization in 1956.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1012475
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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
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