The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence may reflect a worsening of the Veteran's symptoms or he contends that his service-connected gastrointestinal disabilities have worsened, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- eruasive gastritis, duodenitis, esophageal nodule
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1239439
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition and entitlement to TDIU due to missing or destroyed service treatment records, requiring additional development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a gastrointestinal disorder, including a hiatal hernia, to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastritis and duodenitis as secondary to in-service and continuing NSAID use for the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine condition.
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