The Board has found that further development is necessary prior to adjudicating the Veteran's claims for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for gastrointestinal hemorrhagic episodes on an extraschedular basis and entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployment (TDIU). The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records, scheduling an examination, and referring the matter to the Director of Compensation Pension Service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that more information was needed before making a decision on the Veteran's claims due to incomplete or missing evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal hemorrhagic episodes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18118353
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking an increased rating for gastrointestinal hemorrhagic episodes was dismissed due to the Veteran's impermissible concurrent election of review options.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his gastrointestinal hemorrhagic episodes.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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