The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate examination reports and failure to address specific pain levels in the Veteran's case.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address whether the level of pain caused by any additional disability was so exceptional relative to the pain normally expected with an additional disability that is reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hernia surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107245
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19107245.
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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders due to a lack of adequate evidence and medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist. The AOJ will need to correct these errors by obtaining additional information about his exposure to herbicide agents and confirming whether he was exposed during service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding service connection for various conditions, including hernia surgery, anxiety, left ankle disability, depression, and a headache condition. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of hernia surgery and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety.
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