The Veteran seeks service connection for chronic gastrointestinal problems that he has experienced since a February 2007 surgery. The case is being remanded to gather more information and conduct an examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine the nature of any current disability related to the February 2007 surgery and whether it was necessitated by service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of appendectomy, residuals of sigmoid resection, residuals of cecopexy, rectal prolapse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1436281
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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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