The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient clarification of whether the current hiatal hernia is related to a hernia treated during service. Additional medical opinion is needed.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if it is at least as likely as not that the currently diagnosed hiatal hernia is related to the hernia treated in service, considering risk factors and causes for both.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23044362
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
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