The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected cirrhosis and his claimed conditions, as well as uncertainties in the dose estimate and causation of the Veteran's rectal cancer.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions were provided regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected cirrhosis and his claimed conditions, and uncertainties remain regarding the dose estimate and causation of the Veteran's rectal cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- mitral valve prolapse, pulmonary hypertension, rectal cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23043391
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve prolapse, finding that the Veteran's heart disability was aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a heart disability (mitral valve prolapse) due to new and relevant evidence, finding that it was aggravated by military service. Service connection is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of adequate examination, and further evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's heart disability had its onset during active service or is related to any incident of service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's rectal cancer is related to his active duty service and exposure to Agent Orange. The Board granted service connection for the condition.
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