The Veteran seeks service connection for pernicious anemia, which involves Vitamin B-12 deficiency. He asserts it is due to either Agent Orange exposure or his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional information regarding the relationship between the Veteran's pernicious anemia and his service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the current pernicious anemia is caused by or related to service, considering all theories of entitlement raised either by the claimant or by the evidence of record as part of the non-adversarial administrative adjudication process.
- Claimed conditions
- pernicious anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1339006
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for pernicious anemia is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in the previous VA medical opinions. The Board requests additional clarification on whether the condition was incurred during service or related to his hypertension.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for pernicious anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, and iron deficiency anemia (anemia) is denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied it for chronic fatigue syndrome, while remanding claims for obstructive sleep apnea, pernicious anemia, and GERD as secondary to tinnitus.
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