The veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disease, including residuals of a resection of the intestine, is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for an opinion on the etiology of any current gastrointestinal disability.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records from the VAMC in Montgomery, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana require additional evidence to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disease, residuals of a resection of the intestine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0708376
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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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