The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of the evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current digestive system disorder is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- digestive system disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1326637
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is required for the Veteran's claims of breathing disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, visual disorder, joint disorder, chemical hypersensitivity disorder, and digestive system disorder. Specifically, a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) memorandum must be obtained, and new medical opinions are needed to address the etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's digestive system disorder and her service-connected migraines, medications for PTSD with MDD, and other conditions. Additional development is needed to properly adjudicate this claim on a secondary basis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a digestive system disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition was not related to his military service or his diabetes.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board has remanded two issues: the bilateral ankle condition claim due to insufficient rationale in the VA examination, and the digestive system disorder claim due to lack of a nexus between the claimed condition and active duty.
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