The Veteran's appeal for service connection for headaches, claimed as aneurysms and calcifications of the brain, is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether these conditions are related to his period of active duty. The appeal for service connection for large duodenum ulcer/peptic ulcer, to include as due to service-connected disabilities, is also remanded due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether this condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and GERD with cricopharyngeal achalasia.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided do not adequately address the etiology of the Veteran's headaches and large duodenum ulcer/peptic ulcer, specifically whether these conditions are related to his period of active duty or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- aneurysms, calcifications of the brain, large duodenum ulcer/peptic ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21009087
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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 remands the claims for aneurysms and carotid artery dissection, to include as secondary to hypertension, for additional development of evidence.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for arthritis of the legs and retina myopathy have been dismissed. The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease due to herbicide exposure, but has remanded issues related to acquired psychiatric disability, dysarthria, dementia, aneurysms, COPD, and enlarged prostate.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's headaches, which he claims are related to aneurysms and calcifications of the brain that developed during service. The decision is based on direct service connection due to the presumption of soundness at entry into service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for calcifications of the brain, large duodenum ulcer/peptic ulcer, swallowing disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) due to service connection. The Veteran's current disabilities are being evaluated again as they may be related to his military service.
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