The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to assess his gastrointestinal disability and right thumb injury.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a remand is necessary due to incomplete record development and the need for clarification of certain opinions provided in previous examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disability (to include GERD and a stomach/bowel disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1614483
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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.
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