The Board has remanded the case for further development and clarification of the Veteran's wishes regarding a hearing. The service connection claims for pelvic disorder and gastrointestinal/abdominal disorder remain pending.
The deciding factor: The Board requested additional evidence and clarified with the Veteran and her representative whether they still desire an in-person hearing before the Board, given that some issues are related to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic disorder, gastrointestinal/abdominal disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1642711
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as it cannot be in both systems simultaneously due to an existing legacy appeal for similar issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand four issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims and one issue regarding a TDIU prior to September 12, 2019. The main reasons for remanding are to obtain missing separation examination records and provide retrospective VA medical opinions on range of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations and private treatment records obtained are not sufficient to make a determination on the Veteran's claims for service connection. Therefore, another remand is necessary to obtain additional information from the Veteran and to schedule further examinations.
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