The Veteran's claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and assigning initial ratings for non-gastrointestinal residuals of his service-connected histiocytic lymphoma. The file will be provided to an appropriate VA clinician to address the symptoms characteristic of a circulatory disturbance caused by postgastrectomy syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board's remand directives have not been fully addressed, specifically regarding the identification of symptoms characteristic of a circulatory disturbance related to post-gastrectomy syndrome and whether there are symptoms demonstrating such a condition.
- Claimed conditions
- histiocytic lymphoma of the stomach, surgical scar(s), pulmonary emboli, chronic venous insufficiency of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1140752
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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