The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a new examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further evidence and an updated medical opinion to address the severity of the Veteran's esophagitis (previously rated as difficulty swallowing) associated with service-connected myasthenia gravis.
- Claimed conditions
- esophagitis, myasthenia gravis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2026
- Citation
- 26000778
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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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