The case is REMANDED for the following actions: obtain any outstanding VA treatment records, including (but not limited to) those from the Norfolk Veteran Center beyond October 2016 and the Hampton VAMC from beyond April 2016. Obtain private records Chesapeake General Hospital reflecting gastritis treatment from sometime in 1992 or 1993. If new pertinent evidence is obtained regarding the Veteran's claim of entitlement to gastritis based on the development above, request an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's gastritis. Arrange for appropriate VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of low back, right thumb and/or right fourth finger condition.
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, gastritis, right thumb condition, right fourth finger condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1723365
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to unclear evidence regarding the diagnosis of gastritis and its relation to service. The Veteran needs to provide records, and a VA examiner will review his medical history and determine if gastritis is related to his military service or any other conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that remand is needed for the Veteran's claims due to duty to assist errors, including clarification of periods of service and obtaining relevant records. The Veteran will be afforded new medical examinations for each claimed disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of his low back condition, finding that it is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neck condition and a low back condition, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
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