The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of chronic gastritis has been granted. The issue of service connection for a right hamstring disability, to include as secondary to the service-connected right knee disabilities, and the issue of service connection for a bowel disability have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not diagnose the Veteran with any current right hamstring or bowel conditions during the August 2017 examination.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gastritis, right hamstring disability, bowel disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19101248
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Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to a duty to assist error regarding SSA disability benefit records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA decision on appeal is flawed due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to his service. The claims are being remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of August 11, 2023 for the grant of service connection for GERD, chronic gastritis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than the specified dates have been dismissed due to their death.
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