The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gastric antrum/peptic ulcer disease and the cause of death, as well as DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to insufficient medical opinions regarding aggravation by PTSD.
The deciding factor: The March 2020 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate in addressing whether PTSD aggravated peptic ulcer disease, and the claims are remanded for an addendum opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric antrum/peptic ulcer disease, cause of death (acute GI bleed from a duodenal ulcer with aspiration pneumonia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20051293
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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 remanded the claims for service connection for gastric antrum/peptic ulcer disease, cause of death (including pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151), and dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to new evidence received since the last final rating decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastric antrum/peptic ulcer disease and the RO denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The appellant is seeking to have her claim reopened.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastric antrum/peptic ulcer disease, finding that the condition was not related to military service and did not manifest within one year of discharge.
- Whole decision: Denied
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