The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine her current gastrointestinal diagnosis/diagnoses, as well as whether any psychiatric diagnoses are related to military service or aggravated by her gastrointestinal disorders.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development of the record and an opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's gastrointestinal and psychiatric conditions and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Hepatitis C"}, {"conditionName":"Chronic Low Back Disability"}, {"conditionName":"Acquired Psychiatric Disability (Major Depressive Disorder and PTSD)"}, {"conditionName":"Gastrointestinal Disorder"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1013112
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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 Veteran's claim for service connection for hypercholesterolemia and hepatitis C was denied. The Board found that hypercholesterolemia is not a recognized disability for VA compensation purposes, while the issue of increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy remains pending.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hepatitis C, as well as his claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of right inguinal hernia repair with scarring. The evidence did not meet the threshold requirements for a disability due to impaired hearing under VA regulations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for hypertension, right renal calculi, and Hepatitis C due to additional development being required. The issues include service connection for hypertension (secondary), a higher evaluation for right renal calculi, and an increased rating for Hepatitis C.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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