The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected conditions and any new gastrointestinal symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was needed to obtain relevant medical records and provide an updated medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms.
- 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
- February 15, 2013
- Citation
- 1305666
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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
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