The veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder is being remanded to the RO for further development of evidence, including a VA examination and consideration of new medical records.
The deciding factor: The case was previously remanded due to the need for additional evidence and clarification regarding the nature of any current GI disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal (GI) disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0503948
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, bilateral knee disorders, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and a GI disorder as there was no evidence of these conditions during the appeal period. The claims were denied based on the lack of medical evidence supporting current diagnoses.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for allergic rhinitis, gastrointestinal disorder (IBS), and chronic sinusitis are all granted. The GI disorder claim is denied as there is no evidence of an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness related to service. Service connection for chronic sinusitis is also denied due to the absence of a diagnosis during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected GI disorder, manifested by moderate irritable colon syndrome with frequent episodes of bowel disturbance and abdominal distress, is granted an initial 10 percent disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate rationale in previous VA opinions. The claims will be reviewed with new medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation of the claimed conditions.
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