The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination addressing his symptoms related to his service-connected appendectomy scar, including loss of appetite and recurrent infection. The RO should also attempt to obtain private medical records he mentioned during the hearing.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms related to his appendectomy scar, so a new examination is required.
- Claimed conditions
- appendectomy residuals, loss of appetite, recurrent infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1751125
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are remanded due to the need to obtain full informed consent forms related to surgeries at a VA medical center.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for appendectomy residuals, including neuralgia and scarring is granted due to the absence of informed consent prior to the procedures. The service connection issue regarding an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been referred to the RO. The SMC claim is remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with these pending claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for appendectomy residuals, temporary total evaluations based on hospital treatment and convalescence, and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.
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