The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a need for clarification regarding the extent to which the September 2008 VA examination report addressed secondary aggravation of the Veteran's upper-GI disorder.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion agreed that the examiner should have addressed secondary aggravation in addition to secondary causation, as El-Amin v. Shinseki requires when direct causation and aggravation are at issue.
- Claimed conditions
- upper-gastrointestinal (GI) disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1708282
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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
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