The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected postoperative residuals of a hiatal hernia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and conducting a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The case has been remanded because necessary medical records have not been obtained and a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1544676
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Granted
The veteran's postoperative residuals of a ventral hernia were restored to a 20 percent evaluation, and he was granted a temporary total rating for convalescence following surgery in February 1997.
- Denied
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