The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions and records, including VA treatment records from 1999 to 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities may have contributed to his 'failure to thrive,' but this needs further clarification based on recent evidence and opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm scar, duodenal ulcer with deformity, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and esophagitis, pernicious anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1509851
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for pernicious anemia is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in the previous VA medical opinions. The Board requests additional clarification on whether the condition was incurred during service or related to his hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, chest scar, and left arm scar as they are related to service. The AOJ is required to obtain additional information about the Veteran's military status and provide appropriate VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for pernicious anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, and iron deficiency anemia (anemia) is denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
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