The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to inadequate examinations in the previous appeals. The Veteran is also not currently entitled to a TDIU, but may be eligible upon future grant of an increased rating.
The deciding factor: Previous examinations were inadequate and did not provide sufficient information to determine appropriate diagnostic codes for the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gastritis, left great toe arthrodesis with early arthritic changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21063876
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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 determined that the VA decision on appeal is flawed due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to his service. The claims are being remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of August 11, 2023 for the grant of service connection for GERD, chronic gastritis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all listed conditions was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has denied service connection for COPD and remanded the issues of service connection for chronic gastritis and gastric hemorrhage due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
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