The Board is remanding the case for further development and examination to address the Veteran's claimed stomach, esophageal, and intestinal conditions, including whether they are related to service or secondary to PTSD.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, including their relationship to service and any aggravation by medication for a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder, esophageal lesions, diverticulitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2016
- Citation
- 1602133
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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
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a colon condition, including as caused by herbicide agent exposure or secondary to his service-connected disabilities, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection on any basis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for chronic diarrhea, service connection for diverticulitis, and service connection for a respiratory system disability to include restrictive lung disease and sleep apnea syndrome have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating.,Service connection for diverticulitis and basal cell carcinoma/skin cancer residuals with scarring are denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diverticulitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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