The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Budd-Chiari syndrome and an increased rating for biatrial enlargement due to insufficient medical information, and for determining an earlier effective date for service connection. The Veteran will need a VA examination to assess her conditions and determine their etiology.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the record did not include sufficient verification of the Veteran's dates of active duty training (ACDUTRA) service, which is necessary to establish service connection for Budd-Chiari syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Budd-Chiari syndrome, biatrial enlargement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18109144
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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
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