The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to adjudicate the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a surgical removal of the Veteran's colon, and remands the case for further action.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there are unresolved issues regarding the etiology of any residuals from the surgical removal of the colon, including neurological disabilities, and requires additional medical opinion to address these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disabilities related to colon surgery with hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062052
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Decisions by this judge: 715 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for neurological disabilities related to colon surgery with hemorrhage, finding that the evidence did not support a causal link between VA treatment and the Veteran's current condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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