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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1108482
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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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