The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development, including obtaining private and VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed as there are gaps in the record regarding the Veteran's esophagitis and its relationship to his military service and presumed Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- esophagitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148893
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for esophagitis was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for esophagitis, GERD, and renal disease, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis B with gastritis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for esophagitis and earlier effective dates of August 10, 2022 for service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis based on the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a digestive disease to correct a duty to assist error and obtain an adequate VA medical opinion.
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