The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for examinations to assess the severity of hiatal hernia with GERD and any sleep disability. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to inconsistencies in the medical evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's symptoms, as well as discrepancies between reported symptoms and their attribution to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflex disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1454772
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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 Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an increased rating for hiatal hernia with GERD was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. Service connection claims for blepharitis, trichiasis, lumbosacral radiculopathy and piriformis syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of the right side, and peripheral neuropathy of the left side were also denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an increased rating for hiatal hernia with GERD was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. Service connection claims for blepharitis, trichiasis, lumbosacral radiculopathy and piriformis syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of the right side, and peripheral neuropathy of the left side were also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for examinations by a gastroenterologist and somnologist to assess the Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD and sleep disability. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for examinations to assess the severity of hiatal hernia with GERD and any sleep disability. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated after these actions.
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