The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and arranging for VA examinations to assess the etiology of the Veteran's claimed skin disability affecting the left hand and digestive condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to outstanding service and VA treatment records not being associated with the claims file, as well as the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability affecting the left hand, digestive condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1433518
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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: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for digestive condition and sinusitis, but granted service connection for vitiligo of the penis and lipomas. The initial ratings for various disabilities were also denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, GERD, and a digestive condition due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions and denied service connection for a musculoskeletal disability, while remanding two skin and dizziness claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a digestive condition and migraines to ensure that the Veteran receives appropriate VA examinations.
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