The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for gastrointestinal disorders and directed further development of the evidence. The case is remanded to obtain private medical records, including those from Drs. Dued and Snotty, and VA treatment records since February 2002.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim, but further development is needed to determine the etiology of the veteran's gastrointestinal disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0407148
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