The Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatomegaly, which is secondary to his service-connected ischemic heart disease, status post MI, CABG, and stent, has been remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Updated VA treatment records are needed to determine if the Veteran currently has a liver disability that may be related to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatomegaly
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20020496
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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: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for non-alcoholic fatty liver and hepatomegaly was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to address issues related to the Veteran's hepatitis residuals, including obtaining private treatment records and VA examiner CVs. The Veteran will also be scheduled for a new VA examination with a hepatologist.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hepatomegaly is secondary to his service-connected ischemic heart disease. The claim will be further reviewed after obtaining an appropriate clinician's opinion.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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