The Board has determined that the VA opinion provided in December 2019 is inadequate and remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA clinician to address the etiology of the Veteran's cholelithiasis with primary sclerosing cholangitis. The claim will be readjudicated following completion of this development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the December 2019 VA opinion was inadequate and remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA clinician to address the etiology of the Veteran's cholelithiasis with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- Claimed conditions
- cholelithiasis, primary sclerosing cholangitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21064225
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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