The Veteran's bowel disorder claim is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and proper notification.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed bowel disorder, as well as its relationship to service-connected Parkinson's disease or presumed herbicide exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1143950
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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: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bowel disorder and bladder disorder as additional medical opinions are necessary to address the Veteran's contentions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bladder disorder and a bowel disorder as additional development is needed, including obtaining adequate examinations and opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection of bladder and bowel disorders have been remanded. The Board needs more information to make a decision.
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