The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not been provided with a VA examination to determine the etiology of her claimed conditions and the severity of her service-connected TBI. Additionally, she has not been afforded an opportunity to obtain recent VA treatment records related to her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, hyperthyroidism, anemia iron deficiency, malnutrition syndrome, large and small intestine partial removal, prolonged intestine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1419685
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's celiac disease is related to his service, specifically his TERA exposure.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for effective dates earlier than July 18, 2024, for the awards of service connection for tinnitus, tension headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome have been dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for depression, Gram Positive Cocci Condition, chronic bronchitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and diseases of Keratinization due to untimely filing of the Decision Review Request.
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