The Veteran's esophageal adenocarcinoma and its resulting conditions are being remanded for further development, including obtaining missing VA records and a new medical opinion to address the carelessness or negligence of VA in monitoring his Barrett's esophagus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current opinions were inadequate and requested additional information from a new examiner regarding the standard of care and potential foreseeability of complications following the esophagectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal adenocarcinoma, residuals of esophagectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22027533
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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
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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