The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and a sinus disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current gastrointestinal and sinus disabilities are related to his active duty military service.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disability, sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1111820
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will consider whether the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability is related to his service or service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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