The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to outstanding evidence and clarification needed in prior VA medical opinions. The claims are related to service connection for PTSD, gastrointestinal disability, TDIU, increased rating for PTSD, and an earlier effective date for ischemic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further development of the record and review by a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of a creative organ, gastrointestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1209670
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection and SMC were dismissed as the AOJ rating decision implementing the Board's decision was not appealable.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's awards of service connection for erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ were assigned an effective date of July 3, 2024. The appeal to have earlier effective dates was denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a gastrointestinal disability due to procedural issues and will consider any additional evidence provided by the RO.
- 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.
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