The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's abdominal and back symptoms are related to his service-connected appendectomy scar. A VA examination is needed to determine if these disabilities are separate from or related to his existing service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists to determine the relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his service-connected appendectomy scar.
- Claimed conditions
- Low side disability (manifested by abdominal problems and fatigue), Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1412482
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and bilateral hip disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluation and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to address the severity of his low back disability, including whether he has experienced incapacitating episodes of IVDS.
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