The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic cholecystitis and chronic cholelithiasis are being remanded due to the need for a statement of the case, as no such document has been issued yet.
The deciding factor: No statement of the case addressing the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic cholecystitis and chronic cholelithiasis has been issued.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cholecystitis, chronic cholelithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1815429
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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.
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