The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in VCAA notices and because the issue of service connection for a chronic helicobacter pylori disorder is inextricably intertwined with the claim of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for gastroenteritis.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to VCAA notice deficiencies and because the issue of service connection for a chronic helicobacter pylori disorder is inextricably intertwined with the claim of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for gastroenteritis.
- Claimed conditions
- gastroenteritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1015392
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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 remands the claims for a compensable rating and an increased rating for gastritis, gastroenteritis, and GERD to obtain a retrospective medical opinion on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia, left and right ear hearing loss, and gastroenteritis, but granted service connection for migraine headaches. The claims for an initial evaluation higher than 30 percent for chronic sinusitis and 20 percent for fibromyalgia were also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, to include gastroenteritis, as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastritis, finding new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's current diagnosis of gastritis had its onset in service.
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