The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to determine the nature of the Veteran's peptic ulcer disease and the severity of his lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- peptic ulcer disease, degenerative arthritis with disc disease, lumbar spine (lumbar spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045517
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition and entitlement to TDIU due to missing or destroyed service treatment records, requiring additional development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and peptic ulcer disease as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for allergies and remanded claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and peptic ulcer disease.
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