The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gastric carcinoma, bleeding ulcers and gastritis with hemorrhage, and cause of death due to conflicting medical opinions. Additional VA opinions are needed to address the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting medical literature regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected postgastrectomy syndromes and his gastric carcinoma, bleeding ulcers, and gastritis with hemorrhage.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric carcinoma, bleeding ulcers, gastritis with hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19195263
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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).
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