The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his service-connected psychophysiologic gastrointestinal (GI) reaction with mild anxiety and PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a retrospective medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a retrospective medical opinion addressing the severity of the Veteran's service-connected condition for the period from November 2003 to the present would be most helpful in determining the appropriate evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- psychophysiologic gastrointestinal (GI) reaction with mild anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1144900
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected psychophysiologic GI reaction with mild anxiety and PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70% evaluation from November 13, 2003 through April 22, 2010.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for his service-connected psychophysiologic gastrointestinal (GI) reaction with mild anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an updated GAF score.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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