The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for achalasia and leukoplakia due to new evidence not previously considered by the RO.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received but not reviewed by the RO, necessitating a remand for readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- achalasia, leukoplakia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20053394
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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 has determined that the Veteran's achalasia did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for Bell's palsy, right knee meniscus tear, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and leukoplakia due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's GERD with gastritis and achalasia is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating due to lack of considerable impairment of health.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for GERD and a higher rating for achalasia type 3 to include spasm of esophagus (cardiospasm).
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