The Board has remanded both service connection claims due to the need for additional medical opinions and evidence. The Veteran's peptic ulcer disease claim is remanded because of a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding new and relevant evidence, as well as the need for an opinion on whether the condition clearly and unmistakably preexisted service. The right ankle condition claim is also remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining potentially relevant treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were errors in considering new and relevant evidence, as well as pre-decisional duties to obtain medical opinions and additional evidence related to the Veteran's service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease, right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24073961
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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