The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to new evidence and incomplete records. The Veteran's CRPS is being evaluated, along with her duodenal ulcer.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed to properly assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their impact on her ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Duodenal Ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19156509
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, duodenal ulcer, and irritable bowel syndrome. The remaining claims regarding a neurological disorder of the left and right elbows were remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for complex regional pain syndrome, muscle pain associated with CRPS, joint pain associated with CRPS, and neurological symptoms associated with CRPS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD but denied it for duodenal ulcer, diverticulosis, and hemorrhoids.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of PFB and duodenal ulcer, as well as his claim for service connection of OSA. The claims were withdrawn by the Veteran during a hearing before the Board.
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