The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for higher ratings for service-connected duodenitis with GERD due to a failure to obtain VA medical records from VistA, and to schedule the Veteran for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it erred in adjudicating the claim without first obtaining and associating with the record the full reports from the Veteran’s October 2014 and November 2016 gastroenterology procedures possessed by VistA.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenitis with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20030347
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased evaluation for atopic dermatitis and duodenitis with GERD due to inadequate examination reports.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for duodenitis with GERD, finding that May 27, 2016 was the appropriate date based on the receipt of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and other issues.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all the claims for service connection and evaluation as they are related to a deceased Veteran.
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