The Board has remanded the claims for a VA medical examination to determine if the Veteran's sleep condition and stomach condition are caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including medications taken for those conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a VA examination is necessary to address whether the Veteran's current sleep condition and stomach condition are secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease, depression, diabetes mellitus, or their treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep condition, stomach condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1340607
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of resection of small intestine due to remaining internal scar tissue from a service-connected gunshot wound. However, the Veteran does not have a documented current diagnosis of a stomach condition and therefore, service connection for a stomach condition is denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal, and he was denied for stomach condition, liver condition, and depression.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach condition, to include GERD, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for penile condition, sleep condition, right arm nerve damage, and irritable bowel syndrome are remanded due to the need for VA examinations and consideration of secondary service connection.
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