The Board has remanded the case for further development due to issues regarding the appellant's service-connected psychoneurosis and gastrointestinal disturbance, including consideration of other diagnosed gastrointestinal conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner will be required to determine if any current gastrointestinal condition is part of or caused by the service-connected psychoneurosis and gastrointestinal disturbance.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis, gastrointestinal disturbance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2011
- Citation
- 1132770
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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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