The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examination and in light of a Court decision. The appellant's claim for service connection for a stomach disorder is being reviewed, as it may be determinative of his eligibility for a total rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner did not provide an opinion regarding the etiology of any gastrointestinal disability identified on examination and failed to comment on the appellant's claim of service connection for a stomach disorder during active duty training.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0912116
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's stomach disorder is denied as there is no evidence of a service connection. However, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as it is related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are granted, except for stomach disorder, erectile dysfunction, neck disorder, migraine headaches, bilateral pes planus, acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety), back disability, and hemorrhoids.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a stomach disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a current disability related to active service or complaints therein.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
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