The Veteran's abdominal hernia has been remanded for a new VA examination to assess its current severity, as the previous examination did not consider all of his symptoms and treatments.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination did not take into account some of the Veteran's reported symptoms and treatments, leading to potential inaccuracies in assessing the severity of his hernia.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1758715
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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
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