The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his residuals from gallbladder removal, including any hepatitis or appendix removal. The issue will be reconsidered after this development.
The deciding factor: The case was not about service connection at all but rather an evaluation of the Veteran's disability rating. Additional evidence is needed for a comprehensive assessment and to clarify the nature and extent of his current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder removal, bile duct injury, afferent loop syndrome, hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1821167
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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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- Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and secondary service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, both determined to be related to in-service hepatitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the failure to schedule VA examinations related to his claimed disabilities. The Board finds that there was a pre-decisional error in not ensuring proper communication with the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU is granted with an effective date of July 3, 2023. This decision is based on the liberalizing law from the PACT Act and the fact that all service-connected disabilities contributing to TDIU arose from a common etiology (toxic exposure risk activities).
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