The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure of VA examinations and undeliverable mail. The case will be returned for further action, including scheduling new examinations.
The deciding factor: VA examinations were not conducted as scheduled because the Veteran did not receive notice or was unable to attend the previously scheduled appointments.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease (PUD), generative joint disease of the right wrist, status post fracture and repair, residuals of right wrist radial nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1611369
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a hiatal hernia and remanded the issue of service connection for a heart condition, including stroke, as secondary to service-connected peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and medications for PUD.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for right lung cancer, prostate cancer, prostatitis, PUD, and stomach cancer as due to herbicide exposure.,Service connection for cause of death is also granted.
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