The Veteran's petition to reopen her claim for service connection of an abdominal disorder is granted. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's bilateral wrist disorder and abdominal disorder claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the service connection claim on appeal, specifically whether the Veteran currently experiences a current disability or experienced continuous issues since service separation related to her in-service complaints. The Veteran's bilateral wrist and abdominal disorders are also remanded for VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal disorder, bilateral wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21075722
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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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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, compensable ratings, and service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence of characteristic prostrating attacks for tension headaches, considerable impairment of health for GERD, a current disability for an abdominal disorder or gynecological disorder, and functional impairment for a right wrist disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral wrist and bilateral elbow disorder as there is no current disability.
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