The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing. The issues of increased ratings for various service-connected conditions are pending.
The deciding factor: The case was returned to the RO due to the Veteran's request for a videoconference hearing, and the Board has instructed the RO to schedule such a hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a duodenal ulcer (dumping syndrome), residuals of a dislocation of the left elbow, residual scar of a status post hernia repair, incisional hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1116514
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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 new VA examination to address functional impairment and to determine whether the Veteran has an incisional inguinal hernia.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of the abdomen as residuals of a kidney surgery, including abdominal wall laxity and incisional hernia.
- Granted
- Denied
The Veteran's bowel perforation and resulting incisional hernia were not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar fault. The Board finds the event was reasonably foreseeable.
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