The veteran is seeking to establish service connection for a stomach disorder that he believes was caused or aggravated by his service-connected temporomandibular joint injury. The VA needs to provide the veteran with an examination and obtain medical opinions regarding whether his current stomach disorder is related to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The claim requires a determination of whether the veteran's stomach disorder is secondary to his service-connected temporomandibular joint injury, necessitating further evaluation and opinion from VA medical personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2004
- Citation
- 0403249
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's stomach disorder, finding that it was aggravated by military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a back disorder, stomach disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and pain in the knees, feet, and shoulders, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or etiological relationships to service.
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