The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a gastrointestinal disability due to new and material evidence, including her postservice treatment records. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed gastrointestinal disability.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that suggests a chronic gastrointestinal disability related to service, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1218970
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What this means for you
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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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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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