The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a tracheostomy and acid reflux disease, as these conditions are claimed to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claims must be remanded due to the Veteran failing to appear for VA examinations scheduled in conjunction with his original compensation claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for VA examinations scheduled in conjunction with his original compensation claim and did not receive notice of these examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a tracheostomy, acid reflux disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19151047
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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.
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