The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to address certain issues. The Appellant is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability incurred as a result of medication prescribed by VA medical personnel on January 10, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous remand directive was not substantially completed due to inadequate opinions and failure to address certain issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot and ankle pain, gastrointestinal bleed
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20049665
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary to determine the cause of death and whether it is related to service, including potential TERA exposures. The case is REMANDED for a medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to herbicide agent exposure during active service in Korea, finding that there was no evidence linking the fatal conditions to active service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's polycythemia vera, MGUS, TIA, gastrointestinal bleed, JAK2 V61F gene mutation, and thrombocytopenia may be related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. However, further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected polycythemia vera or MGUS.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is denied.
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