The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his service connection claim for a duodenum disorder, including duodenitis. The AOJ will obtain additional service treatment records from the period of August 2012 to August 2013 and any other relevant documentation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's active duty service record is incomplete, requiring further development to ensure all pertinent medical evidence is considered in evaluating his claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenum disorder, duodenitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1700714
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition and entitlement to TDIU due to missing or destroyed service treatment records, requiring additional development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a gastrointestinal disorder, including a hiatal hernia, to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastritis and duodenitis as secondary to in-service and continuing NSAID use for the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine condition.
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