The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's intestinal bleeding is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected cirrhosis of the liver with chronic hepatitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s intestinal bleeding was aggravated beyond its natural progression by his service-connected cirrhosis of the liver with chronic hepatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal bleeding
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- A20015219
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA records and to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151.
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