The Veteran's esophagus disability is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining cervical spine imaging and providing an opinion on the relationship between his service-connected cervical spine disability and his claimed esophagus disability.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability and his claimed esophagus disability.
- Claimed conditions
- esophagus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1604570
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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 Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remanded the claims for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for throat cancer, mouth disability, thyroid disability, and esophagus disability. The Veteran's symptoms of sore throat in service are noted, but no medical nexus opinions were provided.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an esophagus disability, claimed as Barrett's esophagus, and a heart disability, to include hypertension and atrial fibrillation. The esophagus disability is found to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The heart disability is found to be at least as likely as not related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam or secondary to his service-connected hyperthyroidism.,The Board has granted service connection for an esophagus disability, claimed as Barrett's esophagus, and a heart disability, to include hypertension and atrial fibrillation. The esophagus disability is found to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The heart disability is found to be at least as likely as not related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam or secondary to his service-connected hyperthyroidism.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, and esophagus disability are granted. The Board instructed the AOJ to provide a new examination for the esophagus disability claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for esophagus disability, lung disability (spots on lungs), headaches, and hypertension. Service connection was granted for sleep apnea pursuant to the PACT Act.
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