The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for appropriate VA examinations to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any right leg injury, left leg injury, and gastrointestinal disability, to include Barrett's Esophagus.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is necessary as there are outstanding VA treatment records and additional medical opinions are needed due to previous inadequate or incomplete examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg injury, Left leg injury, Gastrointestinal disability, to include Barrett's Esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1342548
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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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