The Board has remanded the claims for secondary service connection due to inadequate November 2013 VA examination, which failed to address whether the claimed conditions were aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The Court determined that the Board's February 2019 denials were based on an inadequate November 2013 VA examination and ordered further development for secondary service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an inguinal hernia, residuals of a ventral hernia, gallbladder removal, colon resection
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20052949
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis in the right elbow, right knee joint osteoarthritis, and residuals of a ventral hernia. The Veteran's preexisting conditions worsened during his active duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU is granted with an effective date of July 3, 2023. This decision is based on the liberalizing law from the PACT Act and the fact that all service-connected disabilities contributing to TDIU arose from a common etiology (toxic exposure risk activities).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for cholelithiasis with subsequent gallbladder removal is denied as she has not been shown to have moderate cholecystitis or mild symptoms resulting from the procedure.
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