The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected gastrectomy on his employability.
The deciding factor: Further development is required due to the need for an updated medical opinion regarding the Veteran's ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected gastrectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1014526
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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
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