The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a supplemental opinion from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further development as new evidence needs to be obtained and an expert's opinion on the Veteran's condition following his perforated bowel surgery is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- perforated bowel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1423058
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and opinions regarding the cause of his perforated bowel and incisional hernia.
- Whole decision: Granted
The claims of entitlement to service connection for bronchitis and stomach ulcers have been reopened, and the appeals are granted. The remaining issues remain in remand status.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's complications from a perforated bowel are not considered to be due to VA care, and the Board finds no additional disability resulting from the August 2009 colonoscopy and surgery.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to the perforated bowel resulting from a barium enema performed in September 1990, as it was not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar incidence of fault on the part of VA.
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