The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and the provision of outstanding medical records. The appeal will be reconsidered after these actions.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is necessary to ensure a thorough and contemporaneous examination and to obtain all pertinent medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1418909
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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.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing chronic ulcer disease did not worsen during service and is therefore not service-connected.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headache disorder and chronic ulcer disease as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of chronic ulcer disease or herniated disc of the lumbosacral spine in service, and thus denied both claims.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection have not been decided as the appeals are still pending.
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