The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for hernia hiatal and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as a sleeping disorder) due to lack of VA examination.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because the Veteran has not been afforded a VA examination for his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hernia hiatal, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as a sleeping disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20032718
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an esophageal condition, including GERD, hernia hiatal, Barrett's esophagus, and high-grade dysplasia, as the evidence did not support a causal link to in-service exposure or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain a thorough medical opinion on whether the Veteran's esophageal conditions are service-connected due to herbicide exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for GERD has been withdrawn. The Board finds that the claims for service connection for bilateral knee conditions and Bell's palsy are remanded due to need for additional medical opinions.
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