The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for service-connected peptic ulcer and TDIU prior to February 18, 2018 due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medications during the relevant time frame.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was instructed to provide an opinion on the severity of the Veteran's peptic ulcer symptoms without the ameliorative effects provided by his medication, but did not address this specific directive.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23005117
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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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