The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a hernia disability will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of the hernia disability and the need for a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1717983
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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.
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