The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's ulcer is secondary to his service-connected hernia conditions. The case will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s ulcer was aggravated by his service-connected hernia conditions, which is required for a determination of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- ulcer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132320
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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