The Veteran's claim for reopening a chronic stomach disorder service connection is remanded. The SMC claim is also remanded to determine if the Veteran requires higher level of care due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded as there are pending issues regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the chronic stomach disorder service connection, and for a determination on the need for higher SMC based on the Veteran's daily needs and services required by him due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1108482
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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 found that the Veteran's chronic stomach disorder, including GERD, is not etiologically related to active duty service and does not qualify for secondary service connection based on his service-connected disorders. The evidence did not support a finding of service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for a chronic stomach disorder, which he contends was present during his active duty and diagnosed as gastroenteritis, gas pain, or constipation. The VA examiner found no nexus between the current GERD diagnosis and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic stomach disorder, including GERD and as secondary to his service-connected conditions, is being remanded due to the need for clarification of an opinion regarding the relationship between his current GERD diagnosis and symptoms and his May 1988 VA examination findings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a need for further examination and consideration of the Veteran's stomach disorder, including its relationship to his service-connected psychiatric disorders.
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