The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to address the Veteran's service-connected gallbladder disability and whether other gastrointestinal Diagnostic Codes should be considered.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development, including a new examination and consideration of other diagnostic codes, is needed due to the complexity of the Veteran's symptomatology and potential overlap with other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1803639
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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.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a gallbladder disability and obstructive sleep apnea, resulting in the dismissal of both claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for essential tremors, basal cell carcinoma, gallbladder disability, and pancreas disability. The essential tremors were not related to herbicide exposure or other in-service causes.
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