The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inconsistencies in the previous examination and remand instructions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was not compliant with the November 2019 remand instructions, which required consideration of all possible risk factors relevant to the Veteran's current hepatitis C infection, excluding blood transfusion as the Veteran had denied ever having received a blood transfusion.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22061888
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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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