The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed stomach disorder. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder; and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability remain pending.
The deciding factor: The remand is required due to inadequacies in previous opinions and the need to consider additional medical evidence relevant to both issues.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1704371
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's stomach disorder is denied as there is no evidence of a service connection. However, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as it is related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are granted, except for stomach disorder, erectile dysfunction, neck disorder, migraine headaches, bilateral pes planus, acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety), back disability, and hemorrhoids.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a stomach disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a current disability related to active service or complaints therein.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
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